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THE WICHITA SEARCHLIGHT Monday Night Dancing School Masonic Hall, Monday Night, Dec. 26, 1910 Baked Young Chicken, with Oyster Dressing Snow Flake Potatoes - Hot Rolls - Green Peas DELICACIES Napoleon Ice Cream - Assorted Cake - Coffee 1 Two Step " Merry Xmas To All " 2 Waltz " A Prize Winner " 3 Schottische " Over the Fence is O U T " 4 Gaiety " Later than All " 5 Military Two Step " My Ladies' Choice " 6 Spanish Waltz " A Splendid Tune " 7 GRAND MARCH " The Season's Latest " 8 Two Step " The Holiday Bell " 9 Waltz " The Gent's Delight " 10 Schottische " The Monday Night " 11 Gaiety " Dancing Academy " 12 Military Two Step " A Complimentary Prize " 13 Spanish Waltz " You Are Welcome." 14 Extra " Come Again " 15 Waltz " Home, Sweet Home " " Ox-Blood, Old Gold, Cherry and Blue Are the colors of the Monday Night Dancing School" TWELTH YEAR Has Made A Good Record The colored people of Wichita have a just reason to feel proud of the record which Officer Chas. W. Giles has made as a member of the Wichita po- OFFICER CHAS. W. GILES. One of Wichita's Efficient Colored Policemen—He Has Made Good. se force. But the recognition of Officer Giles as an efficient and capable officer is not by any means confined to the members of his race, but includes all the citizens of this city who are acquainted with the impartial mistaking and courteous manner in which Officer Giles has performed his duties. His beat is at night on North Main street. Before Officer Giles was given this beat this part of the city was a nightly scene of rowdiness and nightly fights and brawls and all the citizens dreaded to have to travel this district after dark. By an impartial, though rigid discharge of his duty to the credit of Officer Giles is can truthfully be said that no part of Child is more quiet and orderly than his covered by Officer Giles. Though he has been on the police tree less than two years, Officer Giles has been identified with the arrest of some of the most notorious criminals captured during this time. The assistance which he gave in the rest of Rueben Kpontz and Pet CHRISTMAS AND BAR Given In Monday Night Dancing Masonic Hall, Monday ME Celery Baked Young Chicken, Snow Flake Potatoes — B DELI C Napoleon Ice Cream — A DANCE I 1 Two Step 2 Waltz 3 Schottische 4 Gaiety 5 Military Two Step 6 Spanish Waltz 7 GRAND MARCH 8 Two Step 9 Waltz 10 Schottische 11 Gaiety 12 Military Two Step 13 Spanish Waltz 14 Extra 15 Waltz "Ox-Blood, Old Gold, C Are the colors of the Mon Good Music Dunn for robbing the Hadler Jewellery store at 110 East Douglas and his locating the murderer of the aged shoemaker Cohn, when he arrested Clarence Perry, who is alleged to have confessed to this horrible murder, are among some of the important cases with which he has been connected. For his work in locating the murderer Officer Giles has received many high compliments from some of the best white people in our city. Charles William Giles is a Missourian by birth, having been born in Saline county in that state Feb. 14th, 1869. He was reared on a farm where he remained till 1902, when he came to Wichita entering the employ of the Wichita Railway Co. He was later night matchman for the big Rorabaugh Dry Goods Co., for whom he worked nearly two years. Leaving their employ on account of his health. After resting a short time he entered the employ of the Boston store and remained there till his appointment on the police force in May, 1908, by Mayor C. L. Davidson. He has made a good and faithful officer and one of whom the people generally are proud. ONE OF KANSAS' BEST. Among the prominent Negro farmers of Kansas who have made good is Mr. Joe Wallace who owns a 160 acre farm in Waubaunsee county. Mr. Wallace has a sc. in Wichita, the popular worker in Odd Fellow circles, Geo. A. Wallace, custodian of the Winne building. George owns a fine 80 acre tract adjoining that of his father, giving them in all 240 acres of as fine Kansas lands as a crow, or any other bird for that matter, ever flew over. Mr. Joe Wallace has made good on the farm and his son George has made good in the city, because aside from his 80 acres in Waubaunsee, George owns a fine, modern home at 833 Eagle street in this city. These are samples and examples of what thrifty men of our race can do. Let others do the same. TRADE WITH OUR ADVERTISERS They'll Treat You Right AMERRY XMAS Eat, Drink - Water - And Be Merry James G. Wiley, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. (colored branch) is a native of Pittsburg, having been born there of one of the oldest families in that section. He is a graduate of the grammar school and high school of his native city and also of the University of Pittsburg in the Department JOHN H. HARRIS Y. M. C. A. ( colored branch ) of Civil Engineering. He practiced at the engineering profession in Pittsburg, Dubuque, Iowa, and Buxton, Iowa. His work has been with city, railroad and mining engineering work. In Buxton he was in charge of four coal mines which produced 3,500 to 4,000 tons of coal per day; also had charge of much building and constructon work. He is also well acquainted with the office work in the engineering profession, having made the maps of the mines, plans for buildings and calculated bills of material and cost of all work connected with a building from the plans. Mr. Wiley took up the Y. M. C. A. work after the great building fund campaign in Pittsburg for $300,000 from which the colored people of that city will get a $40,000 building. He was captain of one of the teams during the campaign and afterwards was in charge of colored headquarters for the collection of the pledges. As special training for the secretaryship he took a course of lectures from Lyman L. Pierce, general secretary in Pittsburg and also a summer course at the Institute at Arundel-on-the-bay. This institute was in charge of Mr. J. E. Morland, international secretary, who has visited here in connection with the formation of this colored branch Y. M. C. A. Mr. Wiley is quite an athlete, having played with his school and university teams at football, baseball and basketball, an dalso done some track work. He is a member of St. Augustine's Protestant Episcopal church of this city. As recognition of his worth to the church here he was appointed as a vestryman when the church was organized and building dedicated Nov. 20, 1910. In Pittsburg, aside from membership, he was director of the A Tireless Worker DECEMBER 24, 1910, For One And MERRY XMAS Water - And Be M One And All Y XMAS er - And Be Merry Brotherhood of St. Andrew, the great laymans organization in the church, also a member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Assembly, which is the governing body of all brotherhoods (white and colored) in Western Pennsylvania. He has done much church work in his day, having taught an organized Bible class of 60 members and holding office in many organizations. He is a man of broad ideas of religious work of all kinds and has been very successful in winning young people into the kingdom. He is always planning something whereby the colored youth of this country may be benefited. He came to Wichita the first part of September to take charge of the Y. M. C. A. The good men meetings and continued interest of the young men speak better for his success than any words that might be said. He has dedicated himself to the upbuilding of the race and expects his labors in Wichita to bring forth much fruit. A Masonic Worker Dr. F. O'Hara Miller Illustrious Potentate Emith Temple No. 30, Mystic Shrines A Good Doctor and a Jolly Good Fellow ```markdown ``` They'll Treat You Right TRADE WITH OUR ADVERTISERS They'll Treat You Right NOTICE. Wichita, Kansas, Dec. 21st, 1910. Notice, members of Pincess Chapter No. 12, O. E. S., are hereby notified to be present Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the last regular meeting of Princess Chapter No. 12 O. E. S., for the year 1910, to confer degrees and also finish up the work for the year 1910. MRS. IDA B. KIMBERLING, Worthy Matron. MRS. GRACE TAYLOR, Secretary. Masonic Hall 615 N. Market St. MRS. IDA B. KIMBERLING. Worthy Matron MRS. GRACE TAYLOR, Secretary. Masonic Hall 615 N. Market St. NOTICE TO MT. HOPE NO. 3. Every member of Mt. Hope Tabernacle No. 3, is requested to be present at the first meeting in the New Year, Friday afternoon, Jan. 6th, 1911. Please take notice and govern yourselves accordingly. MRS. MARY GOSS, H. P. ELLEN ROACH, C. R. Our Colored Detective One of the most capable and widely experienced police officers in the west is Police officer Jeff Thompson, a A. B. Detective Jeff Thompson Who On His Merit As An Efficient and Capable Officer Promoted to Detective member of the Wichita police force. On account of his experience and capability he has been promoted from a uniform officer to a plain cothes detective. During his long service he has been identified with the capture of some of the most noted criminals who BEFORE Your Xmas Go Rockers, Chairs, Rugs, B Tables, Davenports, Lam Cabinets, Heating Stoves BEFORE BUYING Your Xmas Goods, See our line Rockers, Chairs, Rugs, Beds, Library Desk, Library Tables, Davenports, Lamps, Carpets, Stoves, China Cabinets, Heating Stoves, Ranges, Etc., Etc., Etc. Doll Tables, Doll Desks, Doll Beds, and a neat line of Doll Goods In fact we have a full and complete line of House Furnishing Goods. Every article sold has our personal guarantee. Cash or Easy Payments. In fact we have a full and complete line of House Furnishing Goods. Every article sold has our personal guarantee. Cash or Easy Payments. Liberal Discount For Cash E. D. SOUIRE have ever been in Wichita. Officer Thompson has established the reputation of being a terror to the criminal class and his presence on the police force goes a long way in keeping Wichita free from the criminal, riffraff class who do no community any good. His wide knowledge and acquaintance with the crook element makes this element's presence in Wichita very hazardous to them and they are easily spotted and picked up. He has not thrown away his money but has judiciously invested it and today owns some very valuable property in Wichita which is a credit to him and to the town. He is well liked among the best class of people both white and colored, who appreciate his services as an officer who will dare to do his full duty in protecting the life and property of every citizen. Invocation. Quintette—"O Holy Night," Adam. Scripture—Pastor. Piano Selection—Miss C. M. Edwards. Solo—Mrs. L. Davis. Recitation—Miss B. Cabbell. Anthem—"Hark! What Music Fills the Sky," Adam—Choir. Reading—Miss Jessie Vivian. Anthem—"Song of the Ages," Geiber—Choir. Offertory. (a) "Bethlehem." (b) "Farwell Christmas Morn." —Choir. Doxology. Benediction. G. W. WHITE, Chorister. J. C. EDWARDS, D. D., Pastor. Jefferson Thompson is a Mississippiian by birth, having been born in Vicksburg, Miss., July 15th, 1878. His parents moved with him to Lawrence. Kans., when he was six years of age and he resided there till he came to Wichita in 1890. Jeff first saw service as a policeman when he was appointed to the force under the Leedy administration with Wm. Campbell as Chief of Police and served two years. He was again appointed on the force by Mayor Ben F. McLean with Frank S. Burt as chief. He also served 18 months under the Graham administration and was again appointed by our present Mayor Chas. L. Davidson. For efficient services he was made a detective in plain clothes. CHRISTMAS AT ST. PAUL A. M. E. CHURCH. 11:00 A. M. Hymn—"Joy to the World"—Congregational. Prayer. Anthem—(Nazareth, Gounod)—Choir. Scriptures—Pastor and Congregation. Solo—Mrs. Anna Glover. Ritual—Pastor. Solo—Miss Pearl Hackley. Announcements. Anthem—(Peace on Earth, Lewis)—Choir. Sermon—Pastor. Offertory. Anthem—(Glory to God in the Highest, Dank)—Choir. Doxology. Benediction. 3:00 P. M. Christmas music and exercises by the Sunday School.—J. T. Chinneth, Supt. 6:30 P. M. Special exercises by the Allen League of C. E. 7:30 P. M. Hymn—Congregational. BUYING foods, See our line OF - eds, Library Desk, Library ips, Carpets, Stoves, China Ranges, Etc., Etc., Etc. - O F - complete line of House Furicle sold has our personal Cash or Easy Payments. Invocation. Quintette—"O Holy Night," Adam. Scripture—Pastor. Piano Selection—Miss C. M. Edwards. Solo—Mrs. L. Davis. Recitation—Miss B. Cabbell. Anthem—"Hark! What Music Fills the Sky," Adam—Choir. Reading—Miss Jessie Vivian. Anthem—"Song of the Ages," Geibel—Choir. Offertory. (a) "Bethlehem." (b) "Farwell Christmas Morn." —Choir. G. W. WHITE, Chorister. J. C. EDWARDS, D. D., Pastor. TRADE WITH OUR ADVERTISERS They'll Treat You Right Lawrence Simpson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Simpson, 1530 N. Mosley, died at the home of his parents Sunday morning of diptheria. Leonard King is in the city from Topeka. NO.37 ```markdown ``` Wichita, Kan REBELS CONTROL CHINUARUA MEXICAN GOVERNMENT MOBILIZING TROOPS THERE. Two Battles Have Occurred One at Mal Paso and the Other Mexico City, Mexico.—A report sent by Gen. Navarro to Gen. Hernandez at Chihuahua confirms the news of two engagements in the state of Chihuahua one at Mal Paso and the other at Pedernales. Gen. Navarro states that the revolutionists attacked the forces at Mal Paso and Pedernaler simultaneously. The general remained at Mal Paso he reports until the enemy had been dislodged from their position on the hill in an engagement that lasted two hours and then returned to Pedernales with reinforcements for the force there. He states that after fighting six hours the rebels of whom there were more than 1,000 were routed completely. Gen. Hernandez has telegraphed to President Diaz that the government troops have won another battle at Rancho Venegas. Chihuahua, Mexico—Reports that the insurrection have gained a commanding position and are in control, of all the territory in Chihuahua state southwest of the city, are strengthened by the measures being taken by the Diaz government to mobilize all the troops available to advance on the rebels. More than 2,000 troops have been landed here within the past three days. It is believed that President Diaz has instituted a campaign to crush the revolution by sheer force of number. Reports that seem to be authentic state the government is considerably worried over the situation in Chihuahua especially since the recent defeat. It was admitted by Gen. Hernandez that the situation is grave and that he will need at least 5,000 troops here to prevent the rebellion from spreading. It is known that among the rebel forces are several hundred Texans and all are well armed. HOUSE WILL DISCUSS REPORT The Whole Ballinger Controversy is Likely to Be Threshed Out When Holidays Are Over. Washington, D. C.—The majority and minority reports of the Ballinger Hinchot investigating committee will be reported out of the house committee on agriculture without comment. The reports were referred to that committee and members of the committee have been loath to take up the question, figuring that the reports having come from a committee, should have been left on the speaker's table instead of going to another committee. The committee on agriculture considered the matter briefly and the plan is to report the reports back to the house. This will put the matter before the house in the shape that the minority members wish, and the motion to adopt the majority report will be followed by a minority proposition to substitute the minority report. Considerable speechmaking on the whole issue is probable before the controversy is out of the way. The question will not come up until after the holiday recess. NO EVIDENCE TO HOLD FEAGLES Following the Report of Coroner's Jury Man Accused of Bernhardt Murder Released. Olathe, Kansas.—After four arrests and a week of investigation the police of two cities and the authorities of Johnson county, Kansas, are back again at the starting point in the Bernhardt murder mystery. John Feagles has been released. The coroner's jury has finished its in quest and reported that the four persons were slain by "parties unknown." There remains only one clew—that of the stranger in corduroy. The police will investigate every phase of that clew. LITTLE CHANGE IN ENGLAND The Election Resulted in Coalition Majority of 126, Two More Than Before. London, Eng.-The returns from the three constituencies, the polling of which brought to a close the general elections for the first parliament of King George, have been announced. The government party will have a coalition majority of 126 in the new parliament as a result of the election. This is two more than combined advantage over the Unionists in the preceding parliament. Favors National Regulation Pavors National Regulation New York, N. Y.—Jacob H. Schiff, millionaire banker and head of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., declared himself unqualifiedly in favor of federal regulation of railroad securities. Indian Appropriation $9,215,430. Washington, D. C.—The Indian appropriation bill, carry items aggregating $9,215,430 was reported to the senate. The total represents a net increase of $9,897,985 over the amount of the bill as it was passed by the house. The Cudahy Estate $11,000,000. Chicago, Illinois.—Michael Cudahy, founder of the Cudahy firm of meat packers, left an estate worth $11,000,000 according to the will which has been made public. HOW THE STATES HAVE GAINED IN POPULATION INCREASE UNDER 10 PER CENT 10 TO 20 -- -- 20 - 30 -- -- 30 - 50 -- -- 50 AND OVER POPULATION 1810 PER CENT OF INCREASE A map of the United States showing a division of the country into five groups according to the increase in population in the 1910 census has been given out for publication by the census bureau. The states in which the population has increased more than 50 per cent. include Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. Five states, New Jersey, Florida, South Dakota, Colorado and Utah, increased between 30 and 50 per cent. The states that show a rate of increase, between 20 and 30 per cent, include Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Arkansas and Texas. Fifteen states show an increase of between 10 and 20 per cent. These include all the southern states from Virginia along the seaboad and Gulf of Mexico to Louisiana with the exception of Florida. The other states of this group lie in the north central section of the United States, comprising Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas. The group of states which increased less than 10 per cent. (comprising one which actually decreased) include the three New England states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, and two other Atlantic states, Delaware and Maryland, and also five states in the central part of the country, namely, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa and Missouri. GAS EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK GAS EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK TEN PERSONS WERE KILLED AND 108 INJURED. The Power House of New York Central Demolished With Damage Estimated at $1,000,000. New York, N. Y.—New York was shaken to its foundations when an explosion of gas and dynamite in the center of the city killed 10 or more persons, injured 108 severely and shook 1,000 others disagreeably. The explosion destroyed the six-story electric power building of the great New York Central Railroad station, which was opened a few weeks ago. The first explosion was of gas tanks used to supply light for cars. This explosion caused the explosion of a large quantity of dynamite which had been stored nearby in the excavation for an uncompleted part of the station. Cellings and windows in hospitals, schools and apartment houses were shattered by the explosion, which caused innumerable minor hurts to workmen and people in the affected territory. Fire Chief Croker says that in his opinion the first explosion was that of lighting gas and the second explosion that of 100 pounds of dynamite which lay within 50 feet of the gas tank. Of the 17 firemen in a fire house opposite the building only one man suffered, though in adjoining buildings scores were thrown from their feet and injured. The engine house was so badly damaged that the firemen were delayed in getting to the scene of the accident. The damage to the power house and other buildings has not been estimated, but it was stated that it will likely exceed $1,000,000. This Trust Must Quit. Philadelphia, Pa.—Following its decision that the Temple Iron company, controlled by the Reading and other anthracite railroads, was an illegal combination in restraint of trade, the United States circuit court here issued a decree permanently enjoining the corporation from doing business. Funston Cancels Date Topeka, Kansas.-Gen. Fred Funston will not be able to speak at the Kansas editorial meeting January 30. When he accepted the invitation some time ago he did not know he was to be sent to the Philippines. But he has sailing orders for January 15. To Know About Those Trips. Washington, D. C.-A congressional investigation of Theodore Roosevelt's railroad transportation expenses while he was president of the United States was ordered in a resolution introduced by H. T. Rainey, a representative of Illinois, a Democrat. A Girl Santa Claus Burned. Amarillo, Texas.—A Santa Claus costume of cotton batting, worn by Lillian Akers, 14 years old, caught fire from a taper at the Johnson Sterrat school building. Before the flames could be extinguished the child was dangerously burned. Alcohol a Menace to France Paris, France—The French premier M. Briand, has pledged the government to a determined fight to suppress alcoholism which is becoming a national menace. Postal Banks Open January 3. Washington, D. C.—The deposits will be received by Postal Savings banks on January 3. Postmaster General Hitchcock stated that the work on the final details preparatory to inaugurating the experiment is practically completed. Big Fine for a "Bootlegger." Okmulguee, Oklahoma—C. M. Roberts was found guilty in a district court of violating the Oklahoma Prohibitory law. A fine of $3,000 was imposed. COUNTRY BANKERS TERRORIZED TwentyFive Robberies in 90 Days Makes Them Want Bounty for Bank Looters. Topeka, Kansas.—Country bankers of Kansas, especially those in the small towns, are terrorized over the numerous bank robberies recently. Insurance companies are cancelling burglar insurance policies right and left. The banking department, as well as the bankers themselves, realizes that something must be done to check this form of crime. Within the last 90 days 25 small banks in Kansas City banking territory have been robbed. The Kansas Bankers' association has decided to join hands with the Anti-Horse Thief league. The banking department now is negotiating with a couple of Kansas City detective agencies to envolve a plan to stop the robberies. It also will recommend that the legislature put a bounty of $1,000 a head on bank robbers, dead or alive. FINAL $10,000,000 FROM JOHN D. This Gift to University of Chicago the Oil Man Announces Will be the Last. Chicago, Illinois.—John D Rockefeller, the world's richest man, has just given to the University of Chicago $10,000,000. This princely gift is the last that the great institution of learning founded by Mr. Rockefeller 21 years ago is to receive from him. Mr. Rockefeller believes he has done. He believes he has placed the University on a solid and permanent basis. He believes that future support for the university of Chicago should come from the people of the great Middle West to whom belongs the institution. Blown 300 Feet and Killed. Atoka, Oklahoma.—Wallace Haynes was blown 300 feet in the air and killed, and Jim Crawford dangerously hurt when more than 700 casks of powder in the store room of a coal mining company exploded while Haynes was in the building. The cause is not known. Balloonist Found in North Sea Bremen—The body of Lieut. Lang, pilot of the balloon Saar which started in a race from Essen on the Ruhr, Rhenish Prussia, on November 13, was picked up in the North sea by a fishing cutter. Gallagher's Trial Postponed. New York, N. Y.—The trial of James Gallagher for the shooting of William Edwards, street cleaning commissioner, while the latter was trying to protect Mayor Gaynor from Gallagher's attack, August 9 last, has been postponed until January 3. Steamer Marvland's Damages $50,000. Norfolk, Virginia.—Damages to the steamer Maryland, which was badly burned while en route from Norfolk to Cape Charles, have been estimated at $50,000, covered by insurance. Water for Cherryvale Cherryvale, Kansas.—In the special election here a proposition to vote $105,000 water works bonds to build a 12-inch pipe line to the Verdigris river, six miles west of town, carried by 241 majority. Over Atlantic by Aeroplane New York, N. Y. -During the next 60 days Harry Graham Carter, an aviator who arrived aboard the Anchor Liner California, plans to fly from New York to England with an all metal aerospace. The War Scare Silly. Washington, D. C.-Maj. Gen. Leonard A. Wood, chief of staff of the United States Army, characterized the so-called war scare as "silly" in an address at a dinner of the Burnside post G. A. R. THE CENSUS OF CANADA ITS GROWTH IN TEN YEARS PAST. A census of the Dominion of Canada will be made during 1911. It will show that during the past decade a remarkable development has taken place, and, when compared with the population, a greater percentage of increase in industries of all kinds than has ever been shown by any country. Commerce, mining, agriculture and railways have made a steady march onward. The population will be considerably over 8,000,000. Thousands of miles of railway lines have been construction since the last census was taken ten years ago. This construction was made necessary by the opening up of the new agricultural districts in Western Canada, in which there have been pouring year after year an increasing number of settlers, until the present year will witness settlement of over 300,000, or a trifle less than one-third of the immigration to the United States during the same period with its 92,000,000 of population. Even with these hundreds of thousands of newcomers, the great majority of whom go upon the land, there is still available room for hundreds of thousands additional. The census figures will therefore show a great—a vast—increase in the number of farms under occupation, as well as in the output of the farms. When the figures of the splendid immigration are added to the natural increase, the total will surprise even the most optimistic. To the excellent growth that the western portion of Canada will show may largely be attributed the commercial and industrial growth of the eastern portion of Canada. All Canada is being upbuilt, and in this transformation there is taking part the people from many countries, but only from those countries that produce the strong and vigorous. As some evidence of the growth of the western portion of Canada, in agricultural industry, it is instructive to point out that over 100,000 homesteads of 160 acres each have been transferred to actual settlers in the past two years. This means 25,000 square miles of territory, and then, when is added the 40,000 160-acre preemption blocks, there is an additional 10,000 square miles, or a total of 35,000 square miles—a territory as large as the State of Indiana, and settled within two years. Reduced to the producing capacity imperative on the cultivation restriction of 50 acres of cultivation on each 160-acre homestead within three years, there will be within a year and a half from now upwards of 5,000,000 additional acres from this one source added to the entire producing area of the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. In 1901, at the time of the last census of Canada, successful agriculture in the Provinces of Monitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta was an experiment to many. There were skeptics who could not believe that it was possible to grow thirty, forty and even fifty bushels of wheat to the acre, or that as high as one hundred and thirty bushels of oats to the acre could be grown. The skeptics are not to be found today. The evidence of the hundreds of thousands of farmers is too overwhelming. Not only have the lands of western Canada proven their worth in the matter of raising all the smaller field grains, but for mixed farming, and for cattle raising there is no better country anywhere. The climate is perfectly adapted to all these pursuits as well as admirable for health. The Dominion government literature, descriptive of the country, is what all that are interested should read. Send for a copy to the nearest Canadian government representative. An Ace Up His Sleeve. Munich has once more become the scene of a "painful incident" through ignorance on the part of a young man, the son of a high official, as to how to hold his cards when playing, says the Munchener Post. A game was in progress at a club when some one saw the young man draw an ace from his sleeve. When the excitement caused by the operation had somewhat subsided a prominent citizen prevented criminal proceedings by bundling the card sharp into an automobile, which took him without stop across the Bavarian frontier. The Cat Game Home. The story of a cat's remarkable journey comes from Wycombe Marsh, Buckinghamshire, England, which seems to indicate a marvelous sense of direction. Some few weeks ago the feline went amissing. The owner surmised that the animal had been stolen or had strayed away, but the other day communication was received from some friends to the effect that the cat had returned to its old home at St. Neotas, Huntingdonshire, a distance of about 90 miles. Cure for Scratches Scratches are caused by exposure to cold and wet, local irritation or low condition, all of which should be avoided if possible. In simple cases apply cloths wet with a weak solution of sugar of lead and in winter cover to keep out cold. When cracks have appeared, apply a similar lotion with the addition of a few drops of carbolic acid. In case of discharge or pustules, make a lotion of chloride of zinc instead of the lead; finely powdered charcoal may be sprinkled over the cloths. TRIFLING EXTRAS $2,012,374 That Amount Senate Paid for Such Things as White Gloves and Sofa Pillows. Washington. D. C.—The senate's little bill for "extras" last year was $2,012,374.52. That is the amount it spent on small knickknacks such as sofa pillows, manicure scissors, white gloves, mineral water and similar trifles, included in the contingent fund, as shown by the annual report of the secretary of the senate, made public. When a senator wants to look really dressed up he must have a pair of white gloves, and ten dozen of these, costing $21.50, is one senatorial expense item. Some senators like their offices to look nice and cozy for old home visitors, so 23 velour sofa pillows figure in the list. The items in the report, printed in fine type, cover more than 700 pages. Anyone who has a lurking suspicion that senators don't imbibe water freely should glance at the record of $1,834 spent for apollinaris water. More than $3,000 was expended for other mineral waters. WOULD INCREASE PAY OF CLERKS A Joint Resolution in Congress Declares High Cost of Living Has Come to Stay. Washington, D. C.—Representative Carey, Wisconsin, introduced a joint resolution increasing 25 per cent the salary or wages of government employees receiving less than $2,500 a year. The increase to become effective March 1. In his resolution Mr. Carey says that high cost of living has come to stay; that it is attributable to the decreasing value of gold measured by the market value of necessary commodities and that congress has set a bad example in increasing the salaries of legislators and high officials while neglecting the clerks. AGAINST THE PARCELS POST Wholesale Merchants to Fight Its Establishment—Would Eliminate the Country Merchant. Chicago, Illinois.—The American League of Associations, a combination of mercantile houses throughout the country, has started a campaign against the proposed establishment of local rural parcels post service, and a fund is said to be available to fight the bill now before congress. The members of the association do a wholesale mail order business and are aiming their fight against the retail mail order houses. The apparent purpose of the campaign, according to the promoters, is to save the country merchants from elimination. AN EXPRESS COMPANY PROBE Interstate Commerce Commission Has Determined Upon a Thorough Investigation. Washington, D. C.—The Interstate Commerce commission has determined to make a thorough investigation into the operations of all the express companies. It is purposed by the commission to extend the inquiry so as to include not only the rates and methods of the companies, but also their financial operations with particular reference to their banking business. AS CHRISTMAS GIFT $2,700,000 The Steel Trust Has Set Aside That Amount to Distribute Among Employes. New York, N. Y.—As a bonus to faithful employees, ranging from officers to the lowliest employees of the United States Steel Trust, Judge Gary announced that the directors had set aside $2,700,000 for distribution as Christmas gift to the many people on the pay rolls of the giant corporation. Canal Work Advances Fast. Washington, D. C.—The Panama canal commission's offices received from the isthmus requisitions for material to be used in the building of the emergency dams. The installation of these will constitute the final large work to be performed in connection with the canal locks. Kansas Products $539 739 034 Topeka, Kansas.—The value of the farm products and live stock produced in Kansas in 1910 broke all previous records for the state, according to a brief report prepared by F. D. Coburn, secretary of agriculture. The total value for this year was $539,739,034, the report shows. A Southern Speech for Taft Washington, D. C.—President Taft has accepted an invitation to address the Southern Commercial congress at Atlanta, Ga. March 10, 1911. White Assumes Judgeship Washington, D. C.—Edward Douglas White, the new chief justice of the supreme court has taken the oath of office. The two associate justices, Lamar and Vandenater will not be sworn in until later in the week, or possibly after the holidays. London Has Abnormal Rains. London, England—London, has enjoyed two hours and a half of sunshine in 16 days. With very brief intervals it has rained torrents during that period. Great Food MONEY IN TRAPPING We tell you how, and pay you market prices. Write for reference and weekly price list. M. SABEL & SONS, LOUISVILLE, NY. Duties in Warehouse. Wool. Established 1856. Boy—This is a good place for fish! Angler—What can you catch here? Boy—I don't know, but it must be a great place for fish, because I never seen any of them leave it.—Comic Cuts. A faithful old umbrella which has shielded the family of Dr. James A. Mullican of Greenwood avenue from the storms of 30 years, was stolen on Sunday. During the rain on that day the physician lent the umbrella to E A. Seck, and while the latter was in a store some one stole it. "The umbrella belonged to my father and has been in the family for more than thirty years," said Doctor Mullican the other night. "It has been covered several times. "To persons who are unable to keep the same umbrella for more than thirty days this may seem incredible, but it is true," concluded Doctor Mullican with a smile—Chicago Tribune. A Tripe Famine. "I want to get two pounds of tripe," said the lady, entering the shop. "Sorry, ma'am," replied the keeper. "Sorry, ma'am," replied the keeper, "but we haven't any tripe today." "No tripe? Why, it's in season." "No, ma'am, there's no tripe being shot just now." "No tripe being shot! Why, what are you talking about?" "I—I should say, ma'am, that the fisheries commission won't allow tripe to be caught now." "Are you crazy, man? I don't want fish! I want tripe." "Well, what in thunder is tripe, ma'am?" "Why—why, I don't know just what it is, but if you haven't got any I'll try some other place." The Way of Life. It is being said of an elderly man in business at Atchison: "He can't stand punishment as he formerly could." And there is punishment to be endured in making a living; don't forget it. Look over your own experience, and you will detect punishment every hour of the day. If it isn't at home, it is on the street car or on the road. How many ways there are to punish a man who tries his best to get along and behave himself. And after a man gets old it is more evident every year that the poor fellow can't stand punishment as he could when he was younger—Atchison Globe. WONDERED WHY. Found the Answer Was "Coffee." Many pale, sickly persons wonder for years why they have to suffer so, and eventually discover that the drug—caffeine—in coffee is the main cause of the trouble. "I was always very fond of coffee and drank it every day. I never had much flesh and often wondered why I was always so pale, thin and weak. "About five years ago my health completely broke down and I was confined to my bed. My stomach was in such condition that I could hardly take sufficient nourishment to sustain life. "During this time I was drinking coffee, didn't think I could do without it. "After awhile I came to the conclusion that coffee was hurting me, and decided to give it up and try Postum. I didn't like the taste of it at first, but when it was made right—boiled until dark and rich—I soon became fond of it. "In one week I began to feel better. I could eat more and sleep better. My sick headache were less frequent, and within five months I looked and felt like a new being, headache spells entirely gone. "My health continued to improve and today I am well and strong, weigh 189 pounds. I attribute my present health to the life-giving qualities of Postum." Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are fine, true, and full of human interest. Balthasar GRAHAM N those days Balthasar, called Saracen by the Grecians, reigned over Ethiopia. He was black but comely, simple of mind and generous of heart. In the third year of his reign, which was the twenty-second of his age, he went to visit Balkis, queen of Sheba, accompanied by the mage Semobitis and by the eunuch Menkera. He had a train of seventy-five camels, with loads of cinnamon, myrrh, gold powder and elephants' tusks. While they were journeying Semobitis would teach Balthasar the influence of the N those days Balthasar, called Saracen by the Grecians, reigned over Ethiopia. He was black but comely, simple of mind and generous of heart. In the third year of his reign, which was the twenty-second of his age, he went to visit Balkis, queen of Sheba, accompanied by the mage Sembobitis and by the eunuch Menkera. He had a train of seventy-five camels, with loads of cinnamon, myrrh, gold powder and elephants' tusks. While they were journeying Sembobitis would teach Balthasar the influence of the planets and the secret virtues of stones, and Menkera would sing liturgic songs to him; but he was not listening to them, being all intent upon looking at the little jackals who were sitting, with ears erect, on the sandy horizon. At last, after a march of twelve long days, Baltasar and his companions smelt a sweet smell of roses and they soon gazed upon the gardens which surrounded the town of Sheba. There they met young maldens who were dancing under blossoming pomegranates. When they came into the town they were amazed at the size of storehouses, sheds and workyards, which were stretching in front of them, as well as at the large quantity of merchandise stored in them. For a long time they walked along streets thronged with charlots, porters, donkeys and donkey drivers, until the marble walls, the purple tents, the gold cupulas of Balkis' palace came into view. The queen of Sheba received them in a court cooled with fountains of perfumed water which fell in pearly streams with a clearringing sound. She was standing in bejeweled robes and she was smiling. When he saw her Balthasar was deeply troubled. She appeared to him sweeter than a sweet dream. "My lord," Sembobitis muttered to him, "be careful to conclude a good treaty of commerce with the queen." "Take heed, my lord," said Menkera, "for she is said to use magic in winning the hearts of men." Then, after bowing very low, the mage and the eunuch retired. Balthasar, when he was alone with Balkis, opened his mouth, in an attempt to speak, but G. M. he could not utter a word, and he thought to himself: "The queen will be angry at my silence." But the queen was still smiling and did not look angry. She spoke first and said, in a voice sweeter than music: "Be welcome and sit down." And, with a finger which looked like a ray of light, she beckoned him to some purple cushions on the floor. Balthasar sat down, sighed a big sigh, and seizing hold of a cushion with each hand, he exclaimed hurriedly: "Madame, I wish these two cushions were giants and your enemies, so that I might wring their necks." And, speaking thus, she squeezed the cushions so hard in his clenched fists that they burst, letting out a cloud of white down. One of the little feathers whirled round in the air for some time and then alighted on the queen's neck. "My lord Balthasar," said Balkis, blushing, "why do you want to kill giants?" because I love you," said Balthasar. "Tell me," said Balkis, "is the water of wells sweet in your capital?" "Yes," answered Balthasar, much surprised. "I also would like to know," resumed Balkis, "how they prepare dried fruits in Ethiopia." The king did not know what to say; but she pressed him: "Tell me, now, if you would please me." Tell me, how, if you would please me. Then, with a great effort of memory, he described the practise of Ethiopian makers of sweets, which consisted of stewing quinces in honey. But she was not listening to him. Then, all of a sudden: "My lord, they say that you are in love with Queen Candace, your neighbor. Tell me truly, is she fairer of face than I?" "Oh! Madam, how could that be?"—and Balthasar fell on his knees at Balkis' feet. The queen continued: "Then, her eyes? . . . her mouth? . . . her complexion?" Balthasar, stretching a hand toward her, said: "Let me take the little feather which has Dasar A Tale of the Three Wise Men by Anatole France alighted on your neck, and I will give you one-half of my kingdom, with the sage Sembobitts and Menkera 'the eunuch into the bargain." But she got up and ran away laughing a clear-ringing laugh. That evening Balthasar had supper with the queen of Sheba and drank palm wine. "So, really," said Balkis during the supper, "Queen Candace is not so fair of face as I am? "Queen Candace is black," answered Balthasar. Balkis glanced at Balthasar and said: "One can be black and comely. "Balkis!" exclaimed the king. He could say no more. Selizing her in his embrace he held the queen's forehead beneath his lips. But he saw that she was weeping. Then he spoke to her in a low, caressing, lightly singing voice, as a nurse would to her babe, and he called her his little flower and his little star. "Why dost thou weep?" said he, "and what must I do that thou mayest weep no more? If thou hast any wish, tell it me, and I shall do even as thou wished." She had ceased weeping, and now she was in a dreamy mood. For a long time he pressed her to tell him her wish. At last she said: "I wish to feel fear." As Balthasar did not seem to understand, she explained to him that for a long time she had been wishing to be exposed to some unknown danger, but that she could not, because both the men and the gods of Sheba were watching over her. "And yet," she added with a sigh, "I should so like to feel, during the night, the cold and delightful thrill of fear go through my flesh! I should so like to feel my hair stand on end! Oh! how delightful it would be to be afraid!" She threw her arms round the neck of the black king and said, in the voice of a beseeching child: "Here is night coming down upon us. Let us both go through the town in disguise. Will you not come?" He assented and she, running to the window, looked through the lattice into the public square. "There is a beggar," she said, "lying against the wall of the palace. Give him your clothes and ask him to give you, in exchange, his turban of camel's hair and the coarse cloth which girdles his loins. Make haste while I get ready." And she ran out of the banquet hall, clapping her hands for joy. Balthasar took off his tunic made of fine linen and all embroidered with with gold, and tied the beggar's cloth round his loins. He looked a true slave. The queen soon reappeared in the seamless blue gown of the poor women who worked in the fields. "Let us go!" she said, and led Balthasar through narrow lobbles down to a small gate. II The night was dark and Balkis looked quite small in the darkness. She took Balthasar to one of those drinking dens where porters about town used to assemble. They sat down to a table and they could see, by dim light of an ill-smell ing lamp, through the thick atmosphere of the place, reeking brutes fighting with fists or knives for a cup of fermented drink, while others slept, with closed fists, under the tables. Balkis, perceiving some salt fish hanging from the rafters of the roof, said to her companion: "I should like to eat of that salt fish with pounded onions." Balthasar ordered the dish, but when she had finished eating, he discovered that he had taken no money with him. He took little concern and thought they could go out without paying. But the innkeeper barred their way, calling him a slave and calling her a donkey, at which Balthasar knocked him down with his fist. Some of the men, with uplifted knives, rushed upon the two strangers. But the black king, selzing hold of an enormous pestle used for pounding Egyptian onions, crushed two of his aggressors and compelled the others to retreat. He felt Balkis by his side, which made him invincible. The friends of the innkeeper, not daring to approach, hurled at him, from the back of the shop, oil jars and cups, lighted lamps, and even the enormous brass pot wherein a whole sheep was stewing. The pot fell with a crash on Balthasar's head and split it. He was stunned for an instant, but, gathering up his strength, he hurled the pot back with such vigor that the weight of it was increased tenfold. The crash of the falling metal was mingled with horrible groans, and with the shrieks of the dying. Taking advantage of the terror of the survivors and fearing lest Balkis should be hurt, Balthasar took her in his arms and ran with her through the dark and deserted streets. "I love thee." whispered the queen. And now the moon, peeping from behind a cloud, revealed, in Balkis's half-closed eyes, a ray of light damp with tears. They were going down the dry bed of a torrent. All of a sudden Balthasar's foot slipped on some moss and they fell down holding one another in a tight embrace. It seemed to them as if the world of the living had ceased to exist. And when at dawn gazelles came to drink from the hollows of the stones, the lovers were still wrapped in ciblton. At the same moment some brigands happened to pass by and saw the two lying on the moss. Then they tied them to the tail of a donkey and went along their way with them. The black king was hurling threats of death at them, but Balkis, although slightly shivering in the cold air of dawn, seemed to smile at some inward thought. They walked through barren solitudes until the heat of the day began to make itself felt. She was now laughing, and the brigand chief having asked her the reason why, she replied: "I am laughing at the thought of having you all hanged." "Truly, my beauty!" exclaimed the brigand chief, "that is strange talk in the mouth of a scrubber of pots! And your black gallant? he will probably help you?" On hearing these insulting words, Balthasar was incensed with rage; he threw himself upon the brigand and squeezed his neck so hard that he nearly strangled him. But the brigand stuck his knife into him, and the poor king, rolling on the ground, looked at Balkis with eyes in which all life soon seemed to be extinct. III. But now there came a big roar of armed horsemen and Balkis saw brave Abner who, at the head of her guards, came to release his queen, of whose mysterious disappearance he had heard the day before. The mage Sembrobitis and Menkera the eunuch who were standing by Abner's side gave a loud cry when they saw their prince lying motionless with a knife in his side. They raised him with the utmost care. Sembrobitis, who was well versed in medical science, saw that he was still breathing. He dressed the wound while Menkera wiped the froth from the king's lips. Then they tied him on a horse and bore him gently to the queen's palace. For a space of fifteen days Balthasar remained in a state of mad delirium. He spoke continually of the brass pot and of the moss in the torrent bed, and cried out for Balkis. On the sixteenth day, having opened his eyes, he saw Sembrobitis and Menkera by his bedside, but he did not see the queen. "Where is she? What is she doing?" "My lord," said Menkera, "she is in private conversation with the king of Comagene." "I must see her!" cried Balthasar. And he rushed out toward the queen's apartment before the old man and the eunuch could stop him. When he came near the bed chamber he saw the king of Comagene coming out of it, all beddecked with gold and as bright as the sun. Balkis, lying on a purple bed, with closed eyes, was smiling. "Oh Balkis! Oh my own!" cried Balthasar. She turned a cold and hard gaze on him, and he saw that she had forgotten everything, and he reminded her of that night in the torrent bed. "I really do not know what you mean, my lord. Palm wine agrees not with you. You must have been a-dreaming." She rose to her feet and the gems in her gown clashed like hailstones and shone like lightning. "My lord," she said, "now is the time when my privy council must assemble. I have no leisure for explaining the dreams of a diseased brain. Take some rest. Adieu!" Balthasar felt as if he was going to die, but he made an effort to hide his weakness from the wicked woman, and, flying to his room, he fainted, his wound having opened again. IV. For three weeks he remained insensible, as if dead, and on the twenty-second day, when he came back to life again, he clashed the hand of Sembobitis, who, together with Menkera, had been watching over him, and he said, with tears: "Oh! my friends, how happy you both are! But no! there is no happiness at all in this world, and everything in it is bad, since love is an evil and since Balkis is a wicked woman." "To be wise is to be happy." answered Sembobitis. "Then I will try to be wise," said Balthaser. "But let us return at once to Ethiopia. And, as he had lost all that he loved, he resolved to devote himself to wisdom and to become a mage. He had a tower built, from the top of which one could see several kingdoms and the vast expanse of the heavens. He used to go to its top every night, there to study the heavens under the direction of the sage Sembobitis. "Sembobitis," he would say, "dost thou answer on thy head for the accuracy of my horoscopes?" And the sage Sembobitis would reply: "My lord, science is infallible, but savants are not." Balthasar, who had a fine natural genius, would say: "Divine truth is the only truth, but it is hidden from us and we seek it in vain. And yet we have just discovered a new star in the heavens. It is a beautiful star, which seems as if it were living, and, when it scintillates, it looks like some heavenly eye looking kindly down upon men. I sometimes even imagine that the star is speaking to me. Blessed shall be he who shall be born under that star!" V. But it had been noised abroad, through the whole extent of Ethiopia and through the neighboring kingdoms that Balthaser was no longer in love with Balkis. When the news reached Sheba, Balkis resented it bitterly. She commanded her grand vizier to get everything ready for a journey to Ethiopia. "We shall start this very night," she said, "and thou shalt lose thy head if everything is not ready before the sun sinks to rest." And when she was alone she burst into sobs. "I love him and he loves me not!" she cried in all sincerity. Then one night Balthasar, who was on the top of his tower, observing the miraculous star, saw on looking down toward the earth, a long black line winding along the sands of the desert, like an army of ants. As the caravan came nearer Balthasar saw distinctly the bright scimitars and the black horses of the queen's guards. Then he saw her also; and he was troubled amazingly, and he felt that he was going to love her again. The star was shining in the zenith with marvelous brilliance. Beneath, Balkis, in her litter of purple and gold, looked quite small, and she also shone like a star. Balthasar felt drawn toward her as if by some irresistible force. But, turning his face from her with a great effort and lifting up his eyes, he saw the star again, and the star spoke and said: "Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth to men of good will! "Take thou a measure of myrrh, sweet King Balthasar, and follow me, and I shall lead thee to the Child who has just been born in a stable between a donkey and an ox. "For that Child is the King of Kings, and he will comfort those who wish to be comforted. "He calls thee, Balthasar, whose mind is still as dark as thy visage, but whose heart is simple, even as the heart of a child. "He has chosen thee because thou hast suffered, and he will give thee riches, joy and love. "He will say to thee: be poor and rejoice in thy poverty, for that is indeed true riches. He will say: true joy lies in the renunciation of joy; love me and love men because of me for I am the only true love." At these words peace divine shone like a bright light on the dark face of the king. Queen Balkis, looking up toward Balthasar, knew that no love for her could fill that heart full of love divine, and, turning, she ordered her caravan back to Sheba. When the star ceased to speak the king and his two companions came down from the tower, and having procured a measure of myrrh, they formed a caravan and followed the star which went before them. One day, being at a place where three roads met, they saw two kings who were coming with long trains of followers. One of them was young and white of face. He greeted Balthasar and said: "My name is Gaspar; I am a king and I am taking a present of gold to the Child who has been born in Bethlehem of Judea." The second king also approached. He was an old man and his white beard flowed to his girdle. "My name is Melchior," he said. "I am a king and I am taking a present of frankincense to the Divine Child who has come to teach truth to men." "I am going thither also," said Balthasar; "I have vanquished my lust and therefore did the star speak unto me." "I," said Melchoir, "have vanquished my pride and therefore was I called." "I," said Gasper, "have vanquished my cruelty and therefore do I go with you." And, lo, the star which they saw in the east went before them till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house they saw the young Child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshiped him; and when they had opened their treasures they presented unto him gifts: gold, and frankincense, and myrrh—as it is said in the gospel. weerre, co tore sous (ee Established in 1898, W. N. MILLER, Editor. Residence 1401 West 23d Street. Office: 620 N, Main Street. Residence Phone, Market 1641. Office Phone, Market 2438. Phone your news items to us. | eee eerie) “To Live and Let Live” is Our Motto. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: Strictly in Advance. 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Address all matter for pub- licatio nto The Wichita Searchlight, 630 N. Main street, Wichita, Kansas. f Sixth. Any erroneous reflection on the character, standing or reputation pf any person which may appear in this paper will be gladly corrected it brought to the attention of the editor. SEND YOUR NEWS IN EARLIER. “SIXTEENTH-BLOOD” A NEGRO. One of the most farcial court decis- ions of recent times is that handed down by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals at Washington, D. C., a few days ago. By that decision the possession of one-sixteenth of Ne- gro blood brings a person under the classification of “Negro.” The farce comes from the fact that this decision was intended as a reflection on the Negro, while in fact it establishes the strong predominating qualities of Ne- gro blood which may be in a persons veins. The fact is gradually coming to be recognized that there is no blood. purer or of a more enduring nature than is that of the Negro. And those who have such great hopes to see Ne- gro blood exterminated are fast realiz- ing that their hope is stmply an tr- redescent dream. If the truth was known on the “one-sixteenth blood” basis, the Negro race has several members who, on account of social status and other circumstances are not classed with them, but who really should be. The Negro has only one complaint to make on this snore and that is that the court ought likewise have placed the responsibitity for such cases as these of one-sixteenth blood. ‘The necessity of there being eases of one-sixteenth Negro blood casts reflection on some one aside from the Negro; and when all condi- tions and circumstances are taken in- to consideration it is not absolutely necessary to use a “fine tooth comb” to say on whom fs the greater blame for the racial mixture. PULPIT VACANT. The Second Baptist church, one of the largest colored churches in Wich- ita, is now without a pastor. Either by request or otherwise, the gentle. man, the Rev. George Washington Smith, D. D. LL.D., who held that po- sition, has given up the charge and sought more congenial fields. From the record made by this gentlemaa during his sojourn’ in Wichita, the Second church has not lost anything and the community at large has lost less. This is a genuine case where a man’s absence is worth more thas his presence. A long saying about the reverend gentlemen and his meth- ods, ete., etc., in Wichita during his stay here is not necessary—it is suf- ficient that the community can be thankful that he has gone and pray earnestly that he may stay gone. One thing is sure and certain that Wich- ita will not envy any community that this gentleman may force himself into. The Second Baptist cnurch is com- pose dof some of the best clas: of colored men and women of Wichita, and every one. sincerely hopes tnat they ‘may succeed in calling to their pulpit some wide-awake, energetic minister who will be the equal of the people of this splendid church organi- zation. THEY ARE BIT AGAIN. Several colored men of this city are kicking themselves, because they were bit on a bogus book scheme of the re- cently skiddooed Rev. Geo. W. Smith who until recently held the portfolio as pastor of one of our best colored churches. The church had nothing whatever to do with this bogus book deal, and, we are informed that even some of the members got bit. To take people's money under such a bogus scheme is the same thing as taking the people's money at the point of a shot gun and the perpetrator ought to be punished no matter whom he may be. This brings to mind the old say- ing: “What fools we mortals are.” WILL INVESTIGATE TEDDY. It seems that congress is going to use brother Teddy Roosevelt's stick on him and do a little “vestigating” themselves. Congress now proposes to investigate Teddy's traveling ex- penes. — LOCALS —THE RESUME OF THIS WEEK— —<<—$$———_—_—_—— 125" Send your aiws gotes and loca! + onenigns to GH Bard Male Strest TRADE WITH OUR ADVERTISERS They'll Treat You Right TAILOR Everything in the line of Tail- oring. Work Guaranteed. Masonic Building 615 N. Main Wichita, Kan eee TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH. The Christmas tree will be at the Tabernacle. Baptist church Satur- day evening, Dec. 24. A program will be rendered, begining at 8:30 p. m. Sunday Service, December 25. Praise service at 10:00 a. m. Preaching at 11:00 a. m. Subject: “The Angelic Annunciation.” Preaching at 8:30. The public is cordfally invited to at- tend all services. ST. JOHN’S ANNUAL CELEBRATION —PRINCESS CHAPTER NO. 12 0. &. S., TUESDAY EVE, DEC. 27, 1910. At the new Masonic Hall, 615 N. Main. Every one is cordially invited to attend this grand celebration. ‘The Ladies of the 0. B. S. will make this the crowning event of their years of successful labor and co-worker of Arkansas Valley Lodge No. 21, A. F. & AM. During the evening the officers for the year 1911 will be installed by Mrs. G. G. Brown, Grand Worthy Matron as- sisted by Associate Grand Patron J. S. Fauver, as marshall of the evening. The following program will be render. ed: Selection—Clark-Chenneth — Orehes- tra. Invocation. Vocal Solo—Mrs. Thos. Fine. Selection by Orchestra. Annual Address by Worthy Matron, Mrs. Ida B. Kemberling. Instrumental Solo—Miss Pansy Cox. Installation of Officers for 1911. Address by Grand Worthy Matron, Mrs. G, G. Brown. Vocal Solo—Miss Stella Turner. Admission 15 cents. Refreshments and supper will be served by the La- dies of the Order of the Eastern Star. TRADE WITH OUR ADVERTISERS They'll Treat You Right The Sunday School entertainment at the A. M. E. church Monday night Was quite a success. Revival services are still in prog: ress at the M. B. church, 15th and Wabash, Rev. G. T. Wooten, pastor. Born to Mr. and Mrs, John Brooks at their country home near Oliver and East Second a fine 10 pound girl, Sunday morning, Dec. 18th. Mather and daughter doing nicely. Dr. F. 0. Miller attended. WANT THE INTERSTATE LITER- ARY. Quite a movement is on foot in Lit- erary circles in Wichita looking for- ward to secure a large delegation from Wichita to go to the session of the Inter-State Literary Society which meets in Des Moines on Dee. 27th, and make a strong effort to get the 1911 session of the Inter-State Literary for Wichita. The Inter-State |iterary is composed of quite a few bright Ne- groes in all walks of life and for them to come to Wichita in 1911 would give people of this section some insight of the Negro in the literary field. As to whether the time is opportune and proper to ask that the Inter-State come here next year is not under dis- cussion and we pass that subject by. However, those most enthused on this subject should be well aware of their grounds. Should the Inter-State come to Wichita next year none will do their share more to entertain them ‘than we. Attend the Song Services on Sun. day evening 7:30 p. m. at the A. M. E. Church, | THE CITY FEDERATION. The officers and members of the Women’s Clubs will please meet with the City Federation on the afternoon of the 2nd Wednesday in Janua~ 1911, at the 2nd Baptist church. By order MRS. J. L. HARPER, Pres. MRS. WM. BOWERS, Sec. set noe _ TT Sunflower Stand SANDWICHES and COLD DRINKS 509 N. Main St. , Wolo eviasinr ae ences — SEE THEM — A eat Ue ‘The Searchlight is still doing busi- fess at the same old stand, 630 éN. Main St. Come up. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. ‘The regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. will be held at their headquarters, 535 N. Main St.’at 4:30 P. M., Sunday, Dec. 25. The subject will be “The Christmas Message.” ‘The play that is to be given by Mrs. Carr for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. has been postponed until Jan. 11, 1911, on account of two of the characters desiring to go to the Inter-State Liter- ary Association at Des Moines, Ia. This is a very strong play and every person should see it. When our delegates go to the Inter. State and make their appeal for the next meeting they will be backed by letters of invitation from the Mayor of the City, the Ministers Union and the Directors of the Y. M. C. A. With these endorsements it should be no trouble to capture the next meeting. At the last meeting of the Ministers of the city they decided to start the union revival meetings Monday, Jan. 16, 1911. ‘These meetings will be held at the A. M. E, church, and everybody is expected to attend. E. B. Bluett is expecting a visit from two of his children from: Weir, Kansas, during the holiday. Remember the Searchlight by pay- ing us your subscription. That will help. i ‘The members of the C. L. A. club will meet on next Tuesday afternoon Dec. 27th, at the home of Mr. W. H. Tillman. Attend the Xmas exercises Sunday afternoon at the A. M. E. church. P. Srown has been on the sick list far several days. Jessie Neely and her sister, Flor- ence, will spend the holidays in El- dorado. Mesrs Lee Frame, Ford Clark, Watt Morris and John Jones will spend Xmas Monday in Topeka enroute to the Inter-State which convenes in Des Moines, Dec, 27 to29 inst, 241 N.MAIN ST. Thebest Beef, Pork, Lamb, Mutson, Veal Pig Tatts, Ci Bones, Fresh Pigs Feet and Chitterlings, Fresh Fish, Cat Fish, Halibut and Salmon. Fresh Sealship Oysters. Hein Pickles, and Baked Beans F.T. CULP, Prop. 241 N. Mein St. Both Phone Do you trade with one of our advertisers? SS Dr. A. K. Lawrence PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office Phones 517 N. Main St. Bell4634 ee ae Dr. F. O. 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Try it. @ BONDS OOOOOOOSOOOOOOO 0008 > - GROCERIES, MEATS : and General Merchandise > We carry a full, fresh line of Staple and Fancy > Groceries and the choicest Fresh and Salt Meat > Our stock of Dry Goods, Men, Women and > Children’s Shoes cannot be excelled in quality > or in price. 82" Free Lelivery E aes > Tapp & Hanshaw : 255 - 257 North Main Phones 257 5 0000 00000000000000000000' —————d Largest yard under shed in the state. Best grade of lumber to se- lect from. Choicest finishings, posts, shingles and everything in the lumber line. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT Low and Easy to Meet. Let us figure next Lumber Bill. Yards and Office 3rd and Main Streets. Best for Bread and Biscuits | Wichita‘’s Best | Eel onan Kansas Milling Company | Wichita, Kansas L EEA AL | = | CASH MARKET 458:N. Main St. Phone 4163 } Full line of Groceries and Meats Fresh Fish Every'Friday and Satur’s Fred C. Love, Prop. A a Attend the Monday night dancing academy. The following delegates will repre- sent the different clubs and assoeia- tions at the Inter-State this your: Mrs. Clayton, Miss Irma Clark, Lawyer Me- Williams, Dr. Bolden, Dr. Lawrence, Lee Frame, John Jones, Ford Clark. The delegates are going up with the intention of securing the Intér-State for this place next year. Their motto is, “Watch Wichita Win.” Excellence Counts t — THEN USE — U-KNEAD-IT * FLOUR It exctls in every respect, —- color, flavor and pounds of bread per ae MADR BY WATSON MILL CO. WICHITA - ie « - KANSAS i oe PAAAIAS A ARISBIBLIBSISAAIABIABBIAD > High Class Surgery Special Attention Given to® ¢ a Specialty Canine Practice ’ , All Calls Promptly Answered—Day or Night b Dr,C. R. Wildes, ; ® _ Veterinary Physician & Surgeon ® ‘Tne Finest Equipped Hospital In the City Beth Phones Office and Hospital § 1730 236 K, Market St., Wichita, Ke, veverrerrrrs rere rrrrrrr weenevesa RE M agai President. x W. R. Tucker, Vice President: J. M. Moore, Vice Pres, Cc. W. Brown, Vice Pres. V.H. Branch, Cashier [he Fourth National Bank United States Depository Capital $200,000.00 Surplus $125,000.00 | Directors: W R ‘Tucker, W E Jett, RL Holmes, S B Amidon, | M Moore B. F. MeLean, A. GC. Houston, C. W. Brown, J. W. Metz. E. 'T. Batti Henry Lassen, V. H. Branch. | A General Banking Business Transacted HOLIDAY SPECIALS We havea full line of Holiday Specials in Toys, Stationary, Candies, Holiday Novelties and Druggist Sundries. We also have acom plete line of Pure Drugs. Prescriptions care- fully and accurately filled. Give usa call. . Oscar R. Bisgantz Prescription Druggist 8iILN. Main St. Phone Douglas 620 MADE IN WICHITA Material Fit Style Workmanship GUARANTEED ~: YOUR TRADE SOLICITED :-: {If we only tailored for a few lozen men, we would have to tharge each an exorbitant price. We would have to take large protits from the few, instead of Avery small one from each ot our mang customers, ‘This is why we can put into 4 suit for vou at $15,00 to $35. What the other fellows charges Jou from $25.00 to $60.00 for. Stirling Woolen Mills Co. TAILORS 45N. Main St. Wichita, Kas. IBY CC Peerless ye steam Laundry Nichita’s Oldest, Most Reliable and Best Laundry SEST LAUNDRY IN THE GITY Satisfaction Guaranteed ‘undry Work Called and Delivered Phones 232 SELOVER & SONS, Props, N. Market St Wichita, Kan K RENT—Nice three room cottage West 23rd St. Only $6.00 per Ronth, Apply to W. N. Miller, 630 N Main St, Phone Market 1641. USE Murray's Reliable Nerve Balin Murray’s Reliable Antisepic Salve Murray,s Retiable Perfumes These Goods Have No Equal They are pleasing hundreds of pecple and will please you. J. H. MURRAY & CO. Sold by Dealers Wichita -— — Kansas Cll ASN Iey | i ey LIN ey er ‘THE OLD RELIABLE DRESSING FOR KINKY OR CURLY HAIR.IT'S USE MAKES ‘STUBBORN, HARSH HAIR SOFTER, MORE PLIABLE AND GLOSSY, EASY TO COMB AND PUT UPIN ANY STYLE THE LENGTH WILL PERMIT. WRITE FOR TESTIMONIES, TELLING HOW THIS REMARKABLE REMEDY MAKES ‘SHORT, KINKY HAIR GROW LONG AND WAVY. BEST POMADE ON THE MARKET FOR DANDRUFF, ITCHING OF THE SCALP AND PALLING OUT OF THE HAIR. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS,GET THE GENUINE,PUT UP IN 25+AND 50¢ BOTTLES wittH CHARLES FORD'S NAME ON EVERY PACKAGE. | © 50LD BY DRUGGISTS. IF YOUR DRUGGIST CANNOT SUPPLY ‘YOU, WE WILL SEND IT TO YOU DIRECT ‘AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES, SMALL SIZED BOTTLE, 25¢ LARGE SIZED BOTTLE.50+ THE GZONIZED OX MARROW CO 216 LAKE ST.DEPT: 132 CHICAGO,ILL. e AGENTS WANTED. e TRADE WITH OUR ADVERTISERS They'll Treat You Right (Reprinted by request.) Ended With A Banquet | The fall reunion of Western Star Consistory No. 18 Scottish Rite Ma- ‘sons and its co-ordinate branches was held in Wichita Thursday, Friday and sainciay Dec. 7, 8, 9, at the Masonic hall, While this fall class was not a aces one—yet the interest and work ‘was such that all connected fell am- ay repaid for the occasion. Master Masons Grant Ewing and J. G. Wiley were given the degrees and came forth from their long journey feeling very well pleased with the treatment accorded them and the interesting lec- tures and beautiful scenery on their trip trom th 4th degree to that of the 32nd degree. ‘True to the experience of ever ytraveler, either ancient, medi- aval or modern, who traverses the countries of the Far East they met with many trying ordeals on their journey, some of which will always remain frésh ‘in their memory as momentoes of the time. ‘The reunion closed with a splendid Banquet tarred in magnificence by Mr, Ora T. Taylor and wife. Before the banquet en ‘Temple No. 30 held the election of its officers. ‘The followings officers a elected | Dr. F. 0. Miller... Potentate Dr. H. T, Bolden. Chief Rabbon J. H, Sayles...... Asst. Rabbon S. W. Jones : Recorder A. M. Morris. ‘Treasurer J. W. Jackson... High Priest APPOINTED OFFICERS. Dr, N. D. Briley, Asst. Recorder. J. G. Wiley, ist Cerm. Master. Thos. Rhodes, 2nd Cerm. Master. J. H. Scott, Director. W. N. Miller, Marshall. R. E. Smith, Capt. Guard. Grant Ewing, Outer Guard. T. J. Washington, Lecturer. R, C. Jackson, Asst. Lecturer. Everyone complimented Mr. Taylor on the servile furnished at the Ban: quet. J. T. Chinneth acted as Toast master and short speeches were made by J. W. Thompson, Commander in chief, Western Star Cousistory No. 18, Dr. F. 0. Miller, Dr. H. T. Bolden, Grant Ewing, J. G. Wiley, J. W. Jack- son and Dr, Brown. All yoted the Re- union a success. TRADE WITH OUR ADVERTISERS They'll Treat You Right PRINTER WANTED. I want a good, all-round colored printed. Single man. Steady work to right man, Write, W. N. MLLER, Editor The Searchlight 630 N. Main Wichita, Kan. FROM GRAND QUEEN MOTHER. Greetings to all Queen Mothers and Pages: We are just at the peep of an- other new year, yet it seems so near but many souls may be hurried’ to the world beyond. It is is God’s will that I should fall I will fall in full faith at my Father's feet, for I am living every day to have sweet rest when the end shall come. So for this year my work has been pleasant. A good many of the Queen Mothers have sent their reports on time. Let me urgé those who have not been so punctual to do better the rest of the year. And the Queen Mothers, Maids, and Pages I wish you a Merry Xmas and 4 Happy New Year. Yours for success DTR. BESSIE HALL, Grand Queen Mother of Kansas anc Nebraska. TRADE WITH OUR ADVERTISERS They'll Treat You Right Christmas = Christmas That is the day everybody is going to be made happy if they come to the Masonic Hall, 615 North Main Street. Christmas, as you all know comes on Sunday, but we celebrate on Monday the 26th, A Grand Reception and Ban quet will be extended to everybudy that at- tends this excellent affair. The menue which is now prepared will be fit for a King MENU Celery Olives Baked Young Chicken Oyster Dressing Snow Flaked Potatoés Green Peas Hot Rolls Delicacies Napolitan Ice Cream Assorted Cake Coffee We want you to understand that there will be no tickets for the Banquet sold at the door. G@BSo secure your tickets not later than Sunday, tm Dec. 25th. Tickets on sale the following places: R, A, B. Crump’s Tailor shop, 615 N. Main St Pete Coleman’s Pool hall, 531 N. Main, of J. W. Bennett, the barber; Miss Bulah Morris at Makin Eye Drug Store, 517 N. Main; Miss Mosecelyn Crouch and J. H. Sayles. The price of the tickets is 65cts. The Hall is already being decorated for the occasion. GOOD MUSIC and an excel- lent time for all who attend, Now that 2 grocer In Belfast -yny bas been doing business for more than 60 years has decided to close out his stock and retire, it will be inter ssting to know whether he still has fm his store any goods that he boughy when he first went into business. The Argentine ant, newly arrived at Sakland, Cal. and well settled ip Louisidna, near New Orleans, is said to be the least in size but the mos’ pugnacious and destructive of the fan» fly. It is small business for e future great country like Argentina to send vut such emigrants. It is no organ of monopolists but ax agricuttural paper which declares that the high price of meat is due, not tc any trust, but to the demands ot young married women, who, dreading the hackneyed jokes about the cull nary attempts of novices, have taken to serving thelr husbands with steaks, ‘which anybody can cook.” #rom the Orosi (Cal.) Offer we jearn the interesting fact that “Ea Morell, whe broke into the county jail in 1894, Eas gone to Millwood to re cuperate, having been pardoned after serving 14 years in prison. Morell re eelved a patent on a li7a saving suit, ‘nvented while in prisou, on which he hopes to make a sum of money.” Mr Morell appears to be a pecntiar and original sort of person. Hl future ‘rear will be watehed with ‘ntarosy BAD NOTES EASILY DETECTER Almost Impossible to Impose Upon + Handlers of Money. Incidentally it is interesting to note that the skill which enables one to de teet a counterfeit comes not from @ study of counterfeits, but from a thor ough and unconscious familiarity wit) the genuine. If a man were pointed out to yon and you were told that somi, day another whe much resembled bim would try to impose upon you, you would be pretty apt to fix his features in your mind; you would not spend any time looking at other people who looked something like him, woz!4 you? And the moment the impostor ap peared you would note that inthis, that or the other particular he failed | to meet the details of the other man’s face and figure. Just so it is in the 4eteotion of counterfeits. A skillful ‘teller in a bank, counting money rap idly, will involuntarily throw out @ : note which in the slightest degree de parts from the well-known pattern , which is so strongly impressed on his mental vision. ‘That involuntary act will nearly always prove to have been Justified, for the bill in 19 cases out of 20 will prove to be a counterfeit. It is Because of this fact that when @ Te quest is recelved from some one to Joan him a collection of counterfeits for the instruction of his cashiers, he is advised ts have the young men study the genutne carefully, and there will be no trouble in detecting tho bad Yotes.—National Magazine. 3 4 | | é THERE IS NO NEED : Of your clothes being soiled or torn when at a small expense you can have them Dry Cleaned, Pressed and | Repaired at the | A‘ Peoples Cleaning & Dye Works | Largest and Best Equipped Plant In Kansas Market 175 Phones Douglas 178 | 211 South Lawrence Ave Wichita, Kansas : § 4 3 ae 5 ok ee ee ‘15 North Main St. Phones 708 The most delicious Coffee Roasted at The JONES-WEIGAND Tea and Coffee Co ls N. Main 58° We appreciate your trode. LIKE NOTHING EL8F @N EARTH. Night Lights of New York Are a Vision of Magnificence, The sky line of New York is always changing. So, too, the night lights shift and grow in wonderful magnift cence, creeping continually further up- ward toward the stars, until the lower city, grouped around the Singer tower, has become a veritable Chimborazo of sitter and glow. The little lamps thes mark the dark wharves barely show. Above them the scant candles of the older city twinkle here and there, but Sot enough to mar the dark foreground beyond which come the palaces more goregous than any ever coaxed from genil land by slaves of Aladdin’s lamp. From the platform towers of the great bridge the picture sets to the best ad- Vantage. It begins with the sinking sun. The murky view beyond the bay betcomes dull and dark. The torch in Liberty's hand suddenly gleams star fike in the night and then, like the twinkling in a kaleidoscope, the pak ‘aces begin to glitter in the gloom. There {s no vision like it elsewhere im the world, yet only now and then does @ bridge pedestrian pause in his hur tied walk to > spectacle a mo- ments “sual New York. er splendor of his re Chas. B. PATTON Merchant Tailor 605 North Main Street SFirst-Class Making of Mei’s Garments. Cleaning, Pressing, and Reparing A Specialty Courteous Attention Bell Phone 3055 pbb denbebedecbetectecteterteentesbederbe testosterone te ede eee PE EE EEE ELOY Christmas Candies When making your Caudy purchases for Christmas, remember us Fine Home Made Candies, Chocolates and Bon Bons, Pure Mixed Candies — All Our Own Make. — IMESSERVE’S Suceessor to Rissantz Phone 1515 416 E. 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It Is The Cheapest and Best Food on the Market : SEOSOSSSCSSHK SESSA OSESREHEEE SE: ser Criticism. The five-year-old daughter of 8 Boooklyn man has had such a large experience of dolls that she feels her telf to be something of a connoisseur in children, relates Lippincott’s. Re- cently there came » reai beby into the ‘nouse. When ft wes put into her arms ‘the fiveyearold surveyed it with crit ‘Teal eye. /ign't tt a nice baby?” asked the nurse. | “Yes, it’s nice,” answered the young: ster hesitatingly. “It’s nice, bit it's head's loose.” The American Home WILLIAM A. RADFORD Editor THE HOME OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA ```markdown ``` Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is authorized authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 324 Fifth Ave, Chicago, Ill., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. In planning a house there is one consideration that often is lost sight of, and that is the choice of materials. Too often the purpose is simply to have a habitation that is convenient and attractive. More important than any other consideration is the fire-resistive quality. It is now possible to have a fireproof house at little additional cost over the price of a firetrap. Brick fills the bill in a measure, but there is nothing especially attractive about brick. A plain or reinforced concrete house is much stronger in every way than a brick house. It is not necessary, therefore, to make the concrete wall as thick as a brick wall would be in order to get the proper factor of safety. The four-inch walls are advised for house construction of concrete. The two walls should be tied with metal ties in concrete webs. This gives a wall of full strength, saves materials, gives an absolutely damp-proof house, and all the benefits derived from the four-inch air space. It also saves the furring, lathing and THE HISTORY OF THE HOME the brown coats of plaster, the finishing coat being plastered on the concrete. This wall will cost from 15 to 25 cents per square foot of wall, plus the finish coat. Another method is to use a six-inch wall, which is strong enough for any two-story house, with furring, lathing, or metal sheathing on the inside, which gives enough air space on the wall to keep all the dampness from coming through. Plaster in the regular way, with two brown coats and one finish coat. This will cost from 11 to 18 cents per square foot for the concrete plus the lathing and plastering. These prices are equal to six to ten dollars per cubic yard of concrete. Concrete partitions two inches thick—reliable in every way, can be put up for 16 to 20 cents per square foot. Floors, by using concrete in connection with hollow tile, can be placed for BATH 10'-0"x10'-0" KITCHEN 10'-0"x10'-0" CLOS CLOS CLOS DATH 8'-6"x11'-0" DINING ROOM 10'-0"x11'-0" DED ROOM 10'-0"x11'-0" LIVING ROOM 10'-0"x10'-0" PORCH SEAT 25 to 40 cents more than the wooden joist we are now using. A concrete roof costs but a few dollars in excess of what we are paying for the best grade of shingles. After we have these thing we have a structure that does not require any paint or any repairs of any kind. To have a fireproof house that does not depreciate but rather increases in value. It saves the large insurance expense and fuel. It is a delight to the owner because it is warm in winter and cool in summer. And it should not be overlooked that the best feature of all about this twentieth century house will be its individuality. It is different than the other houses in the neighborhood and will always be salable. We do not build to sell. We build homes to live in, but the wise man will take into consideration the fact that at some time --- he may want to dispose of his house, and when that time comes he will want a house that will be marketable. The makeshift house that may have a pretty appearance when it is thrown together and the paint is slapped on, looks fine for a few months, but a dozen such houses will fade and fall into decay despite costly repairs, while the one we have described goes on the even tenor of its way. The design is here shown of a little house that may be built after one of the methods described, preferably the six-inch wall. The house is twenty-one feet six inches wide, and forty-three feet six inches long. The foundations should be of one foot wall made of concrete and on this foundation the forms can be placed for the wall. The living room is a delightful part of this house, as it should be of any house. It has a fire place and a window seat. The room is 14 by 10 feet in dimensions. Back of the living room is a dining room 10 by 11 feet in size. There are two bedrooms and between them there is a bath room. In the basement of this house arrangements can be made for a laundry. This house is admirably adapted to the man of moderate means who wants to build a home, and there is room enough for even a small family. The house gives the impression of coziness and its appearance will be 1 greatly enhanced by a formal garden and shrubbery artistically placed about the grounds. WHY MEN MAKE GOOD CHEFS More Thorough in Little Details Which Are Necessary to Make Up a Perfect Dish. Why are men chosen as chefs in all of the chief hotels and restaurants? It is not, as many contend, on account of physical stamina, as the finest chefs only direct and taste, and very seldom do any of the actual work. It is not because a man is more epicurean than woman, for this, though maintained by woman, is not a fact. Woman is quite as fastidious over her food as the ordinary man, and bestows as much thought over her meals as he does. It is simply, explains the Los Angeles Herald, that man is more thorough in little details which are necessary to make up a really perfect dish. Take for an example an Indian curry containing so many little trifling ingredients, all of which are equally important to make a perfect dish when finished. The loss of one would mean the spoiling of the others, and the complete ruin of the flavor of the curry. The man will carefully measure each ingredient and have the dish in its perfection. None is too unimportant for his consideration. A woman, on the other hand, will manage with what she has got handy. This is nice and obliging of her, no doubt, but it eventually spoils her cooking, and the dish is not a success. Even in the case of amateurs a man is more successful than a woman for these reasons, and also because he takes more pride in his work of preparing a tempting repast. A great many people think that any one can cook who happens to possess a cookery book and a few pots and pans. What a fallacy! A great chef is born, like any other great artist. Of course, he must learn his art, as they do theirs, but he has a natural gift for his work even before he starts it. To the chef his work is a joy "forever," and he invents new dishes with as much pride and care as a modiste or a milliner creates some new gown or bonnet, and he carefully studies the trifling details of each separate flavor before he sends his new masterpiece of culinary art before his patrons. Nothing to Fear. The Girl—Go back and lick him, you coward! The Victim—But he's already given me two black eyes! The Girl—Well, he can't give you any more, can he?—Judge. "You will admit that you owe a great deal to your wife?" "I should say so," replied Mr. Cumrox. "I wouldn't be invited to any of her receptions or musicales if I wasn't married to her." Her—My brother won first prize in that amateur guessing contest, but they ruled him out as a professional. Him—A professional? Her—Yes. He's employed in the government bureau you know. The Manager—Can you make quick changes and double in a few parts? The Actor—Can I? Say, you know the scene in "Love and Lobsters," where the hero and the villain are fighting, and a friend rushes in and separates 'em? Well, I played all three parts one night when the other two fellows were ill. Mr. Robert Butler of Marlborough, England, has had the peculiar experience of hearing his death announced. He was attending the poor law conference at Exeter when one of the delegates moved that, in consequence of the death of Mr. Butler, which they all regretted, another gentleman, whom he named, should be appointed to fill his place as one of the representatives of Wiltshire on the central committee. Mr. Butler rose from his place on the platform and announced to the conference, amid much amusement, that, so far as he was aware, he was still alive and in good health, and would be pleased to continue in the office if the conference desired. Four men, three of whom were connected with brokerage concerns in the Wall street district, were discussing United States paper currency and the disappearance of counterfeits. "We are so sure nowadays," said one of the party, "as to the genuineness of bills that little attention is paid to them in handling, except as to denomination." To prove his assertion he took a $10 yellowback from his pocket, and holding it up, asked who could tell whose portrait it bore. No one knew, and by way of coaching the broker said it was the first treasurer of the United States. Again no one knew the name. "Why, It's Michael Hillegas," said the man proudly. "But in confidence, I'll tell you, I didn't know it five minutes ago."—New York Tribune. Dr. Hiram C. Cortlandt, the well-known theologian of Des Moines, said in a recent address: "Thomas A. Edison tells us that he thinks the soul is not immortal; but, after all, what does this great wizard know about souls? His forte is electricity and macinery, and when he talks of souls he reminds me irresistibly of the young lady who visited the Baldwin locomotive works and then told how a locomotive is made. "You pour," she said, a lot of sand into a lot of boxes, and you throw old stove lids and things into a furnace, and they you empty the molten stream into a hole in the sand, and everybody yells and swears. Then you pour it out and let it cool and pound it, and then you put it in a thing that bores holes in it. Then you screw it together, and paint it, and put steam in it, and it goes splendidly; and they take it to a drafting room and make a blue rint of it. But one thing I forgot—they have to make a boiler. One man gets inside and one gets outside, and they pound frightfully; and then they tie it to the other thing, and you ought to see it to go!" That Suit for Libel Against the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Gave a Splendid Chance to Bring Out Facts A disagreement about advertising arose with a "weekly" Journal. Following it, an attack on us appeared in their editorial columns; sneering at the claims we made particularly regarding Appendicitis. We replied through the regular papers and the "weekly" thought we hit back rather too hard and thereupon sued for libel. The advertisement the "weekly" attacked us about claimed that in many cases of appendicitis an operation could be avoided by discontinuing indigestible food, washing out the bowels and taking a predigested food Grape-Nuts. Observe we said MANY cases not all. Wouldn't that knowledge be a comfort to those who fear a surgeon's knife as they fear death? The "weekly" writer said that was a lie. We replied that he was ignorant of the facts. He was put on the stand and compelled to admit he was not a Dr. and had no medical knowledge of appendicitis and never investigated to find out if the testimonial letters to our Co. were genuine. A famous surgeon testified that when an operation was required Grape-Nuts would not obviate it. True. We never claimed that when an operation was required Grape-Nuts would prevent it. The surgeon testified bacteria [germs] helped to bring on an attack and bacteria was grown by undigested food frequently. We claimed and proved by other famous experts that undigested food was largely responsible for appendicitis. We showed by expert testimony that many cases are healed without a knife, but by stopping the use of food which did not digest, and when food was required again it was helpful to use a predigested food which did not overtax the weakened organs of digestion. When a pain in the right side appears it is not always necessary to be rushed off to a Mistletoe Is Dangerous. Few people who know mistletoe only as a desirable feature of Christmas decorations understand that the plant is a parasite dangerous to the life of trees in the regions in which it grows. It is only a question of time, after mistletoe once begins to grow upon a tree before the tree itself will be killed. The parasite saps the life of the infected branches. Fortunately, it is of slow growth, taking years to develop to large proportions, but when neglected, it invariably ruins all trees it reaches. English Women Smoke Pines The latest fancy of the woman-smoker is a pipe—not the tiny affair that suffices for the Japanese, but a good-sized brier or a neat meerschaum. The pipe is boldly carried along with a gold card case and chain-purse. For some time now the cigarette has given place to a cigar, small in size and mild in quality. Women said they were tired of the cigarette, and wanted a bigger smoke. —London Mail. Cripple Rides Bicycle. George Anstey, aged 12, a cripple of Leicester, England, is one of the most remarkable cyclists in the country. Both his legs are withered and useless, but the Leicester Cripples' Guild has provided him with a two-wheeled pedalless machine, with a padded tube covering the axle bar. Across this he lies face foremost, and with wooden clogs strapped to his hands he propels himself along the streets and roads in a marvelously rapid manner. He has complete control of the machine, his hands acting as pedals, steering gear, and brake combined. Pretty Good Definition. We hear some funny things in Fleet street sometimes, and the following definition of the height of aggravation, by a gentleman in rather shaky boots, whom we encountered in a well-known hostelry the other day, struck us as being particularly choice. "The 'ight of haggravation, gentlemen," said this pothouse humorist, setting his pewter on the counter and looking round proudly, with the air of one about to let off a good thing, "the 'ight of haggravation—why, trying to ketch a flea out o' yer ear with a pair of boxin' gloves."—London Tit-Bits An Alaskan Luncheon. Runners of woven Indian basketry, with white drawnwork dollies at each of the 12 covers, were used on an oval mahogany table. The dollies were made at Sitka. In the middle of the table a mirror held a tall central vase of frosted glass, surrounded by four smaller vases, all filled with white spring blossoms. The edge of the mirror was banked with the same flowers. Four totem poles were placed on dollies in the angles made by the runners. Place cards were water colors of Alaskan scenery. Abalone shells held salted nuts, and tiny Indian baskets held bonbons. The soup spoons were of horn, several of the dishes used were made by Alaskan Indians, and the cakes were served on baskets. The menu was as follows: Poisson a la Bering Sea (halibut chowder), Yukon climbers (broiled salmon, potatoes Jullenne), snowbirds avec auroraborealis (roast duck with jelly), Shungnak river turnips, Tanana beets, Skagway hash (salad), Fairbanks nuggets (ripe strawberries arranged on individual dishes around a central mound of powdered sugar), arctic slices (brick ice cream), Circle City delights (small cakes), Klondike nuggets (yellow cheese in round balls on crackers), Nome firewater (coffee). —Woman's Home Companion. Acknowledgment. Disqualified. Lightning Change Not Altogether Dead. Bankers and Bank Notes. Vlvid at Least. hospital and at the risk of death be cut. Plain common sense shows the better way is to stop food that evidently has not been digested. Then, when food is required, use an easily digested food. Grape-Nuts or any other if you know it to be predigested (partly digested before taking). We brought to Court analytical chemists from New York, Chicago and Mishawaka, Ind., who swore to the analysis of Grape-Nuts and that part of the starchy part of the wheat and barley had been transformed into sugar, the kind of sugar produced in the human body by digesting starch (the large part of food). Some of the State chemists brought on by the "weekly" said Grape-Nuts could not be called a "predigested" food because not all of it was digested outside the body. The other chemists said any food which had been partly or half digested outside the body was commonly known as "predigested." Splitting hairs about the meaning of a word. It is sufficient that if only one-half of the food is "predigested," it is easier on weakened stomach and bowels than food in which no part is predigested. To show the facts we introduce Dr. Thos. Darlington, former chief of the N. Y. Board of Health, Dr. Ralph W. Webster, chief of the Chicago Laboratories, and Dr. B. Sachs, N. Y. If we were a little severe in our denunciation of a writer, self-confessed ignorant about appendicitis and its cause, it is possible the public will excuse us, in view of the fact that our head, Mr. C. W. Post, has made a lifetime study of food, food digestion and effects, and the conclusions are indorsed by many of the best medical authorities of the day. Is it possible that we are at fault for suggesting, as a Father and Mother might, to one of the family who announced a pain in the side: "Stop using the food, greasy_meats, gravies, mince ple, cheese, too much starchy It was an absent-minded traveler who had lately taken to ballooning. who had lately taken to barbouning. "Yes," he observed impressively. "It was a fearful journey. The machine, a thousand feet up, and no more ballast, headed straight for Siberia, and the rarefied air—well, you know as well as I do what effect that has on a balloon.. Yes, the peril was terrible." Then the old habit was too strong for him. "The wolves detected our presence. A desperate race ensued. We felt their hot breath on the nape of our necks."—London Globe. Largest of Whales. The largest whale of its type of which there is scientific record was captured recently off Port Arthur, Tex. He measured sixty-three feet in length, and was estimated to be about three hundred years old. Captain Cob Plummer, mate of a United States pilot boat, sighted the monster in the shoals off the jetties, and the crew of his vessel captured the mammal. The huge body was towed ashore, exhibited and much photographed before being cut up. Bat Bounty Excites Merriment. Rat Bounty Excites Merriment. Seattle, fearing the introduction of bubonic plague by rats, has offered a bounty of ten cents a rat. This moves Tacoma, safe from infection from the sea, to raucous laughter, and the Ledger says that the bounty, "though not intended for rodents of Tacoma, Everett, Bellingham and other populous and busy centers, has been finding its way into the pockets of non-residents of Seattle for non-resident rats. But the joke would be on us if it were found that our rat population had found its way into the Seattle census." Two Very Old Ladies. We have heard a great deal lately about long-lived people, but it is probable that the oldest two people in the world today are Frau Dutklevitz and another old lady named Babavasilka. The former lives at Posem, in Prussian Poland, and was born on February 21, 1785. She is therefore one hundred and twenty-five years old. The latter, however, is nine months her senior, having been born in May, 1784. She is still a fairly hale old woman, and for nearly one hundred years worked in the fields. Her descendants number close on 100, and these now make her a joint allowance. She lives at the village of Bavelsko, whose neighborhood she has never quitted during the whole of her long life. She remembers events which happened at the beginning of last century much more clearly than those of the last 40 years.—Dundee Advertiser. Too Ardent a Lover Georgotto Fontano, an embroiderer who lives in the Rue Sevres in Paris, has found herself condemned to a month's imprisonment for what seems to her a harmless act. She was going home from a concert a few evenings ago when she decided she would like to see her fiance. As he happens to be a fireman whose station is in her own neighborhood it occurred to her it would be very easy to summon him to her side by breaking the glass of the fire alarm and sounding a call. She did so anr in a few moments fire engines came from several directions, all laden with firemen, of course, but alas! her fiance was not among them, and more than that all the firemen were angry, and before she knew what had happened she was taken to a magistrate, who proceeded to make the course of true love run unsmoothly by sending her to prison for a month in spite of her fears and protests that she thought it would be a simple way of bringing her fiance to her side. food, etc., etc., which has not been digested, then when again ready for food use Grape- Nuts because it is easy of digestion?" Or should the child be at once carted off to a hospital and cut? We have known of many cases wherein the approaching signs of appendicitis have appeared by the suggestion being followed. No one better appreciates the value of a skilful physician when a person is in the awful throes of acute appendicitis, but "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Just plain old common sense is helpful even nowadays. This trial demonstrated Grape-Nuts food is pure beyond question. It is partly predigested. Appendicitis generally has rise from undigested food. It is not always necessary to operate. It is best to stop all food. When ready to begin feeding use a predigested food. It is palatable and strong in Nourishment. It will pay fine returns in health to quit the heavy breakfasts and lunches and use less food but select food certainly known to contain the elements nature requires to sustain the body. May we be permitted to suggest a breakfast of fruit, Grape-Nuts and cream, two soft boiled eggs, and some hot toast and cocoa, milk or Postum? The question of whether Grape-Nuts does or does not contain the elements which nature requires for the nourishment of the brain, also of its purity, will be treated in later newspaper articles. Good food is important and its effect on the body is also important. "There's a Reason" Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd. Battle Creek, Mich. Neuchadnezzar was lurching in his accustomed style. "All flesh being grass," he reflected, "this must be Beef a la Mowed." And chuckling hoarsely, he took an other chauk—Puck. Kindly Intentions "A man who enjoys seeing a woman in tears is a brute." "I don't know about that," replied Miss Cayenne. "One of the kindest husbands I know takes his wife to all the emotional plays." Takes Himself Serious Nicola Tesla, dining by himself in a hotel's great dining room, takes a table where he can be seen. Throughout his meal he wears a deeply stained, a completely absorbed, attituded. He may bring to the table a portfolio filled with papers. These he may scan with prolonged solemnity, in any event, he sits on an eloquent table of profundity.—New York Press. Holidays in the States Washington's birthday is a holiday in all states. Decoration day in all states but Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Labor day is observed everywhere. Virally every state has legal holidays having to do with its own special fairs—battle of New Orleans in Louisiana, Texas independence and battle of San Jacinto in Texas, Admission day in California, and so on. Mississippi is like the federal government in lack of statutory holidays, but by common consent Independence day, Thanksgiving and Christmas are observed. A new one is Columbus day in a few of the states. Princess August Wilhelm, wife of the kaiser's fourth son, has set her task of reviving one of Germany's oldest customs, that according to which newly wedded couples immediately ter the marriage ceremony plant a plot of oak saplings side by side in a park or by the roadside of their tive town. The town of Mulchausen, in Thuringia, gla, is the first to respond to the process' appeal. A municipal official pears at the church door after every wedding and invites the bride and bridegroom to drive with him in a riage to a new road near the town and there plant oak saplings. The tree planting idea was started by a former elector of Brandenburg with the object of repairing the ages caused by the 30 years' war. The elector forbade young persons to marry until they had planted a number of fruit trees. An Unnecessary Confession. An Unnecessary Confession. A hearty laugh was occasioned the Birmingham police court by a prince owner who gave himself away in a very delightful manner. The man was the first on the list, and the charge against him was merely one of being drunk and disorderly. He stepped into the dock, however, just at the moment when the dock officer was reading a few of the cases which were to come before the court that morning, and guilty conscience apparently led him to mistake these items for a list of previous convictions. He stood passive enough while the officer read out about a dozen douses and disorderlies, but when he came one "shopbreaking" the prisoner claimed excitedly, "That was the years ago, your honor," Everyone can tog an laugh, and the prisoner, reading the blunder he had made, at the looked very black indeed, but the saw the humorous side of the mates and a broad smile spread over his His blunder did not cost anything. Birmingham Mall. poling Out Knowledge. yrs. Chuewater—Josiah, what fs the Jv of the name Milwaukee and er doos tt mean? {ir Chuswater—It comes from the in word mille, meaning a thousand, y) Wau Kec, & Chinaman; Milwau- q thousand Chinamen, Think you eyrv's an irony in nature that fs imost sure to bring these who pre- “ye for the race around to taking es own medicine. 1 ve-T0-DATE HOUSEKERPERS 1 Cross Ball Blue, It makes clothes gd sweet as when new. 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The old cooks had no standard of measure- ment and in passing on a recipe to another the results were never very uniform. Chaurice—This is a distinctive cre ole sausage and the nicest and most highly flavored of ali sausages. Chop four pounds of lean and two pounds of fat fresh pork. Season highly with salt, white pepper, cayenne, and sweet red peppers. This seasoning distin- Buishes the creole sausage from the more common variety. Chaurice must be seasoned very hot. Mince two large onions and a clove of garlic fine, add to the meat, then the following portion of herbs and spices, the herbs minced fine: One sprig of thyme, three sprigs of parsley, two bay leaves, two teaspoonfuls of cayenne, one tea- spoonful of chopped sweet pepper, two teaspoonfuls of white pepper, three teaspoonfuls of salt, one-half’ a tea- spoonful of allspice. Mix all together and fill the casings. Chaurice is fried for breakfast and served garnished with parsley. A few chaurice:thrown into the kettle with boiling cabbage or beans add greatly to the flavor. Creole Jambalaya—This ts a Span- ish-Creole dish, which is a great fa- vorite in New Orleans. Cut one pound of fresh pork into pieces half an inch square. Chop two onions very fine and mince two cloves of garlic and two sprigs each of thyme and parsley and a bay leaf. Put a tablespoonful of butter into a sauce pan and add the onions and pork; stir frequently. When slightly brown add a slice of ham chopped fine, the garlic and an eighth of a teaspoonful of ground cloves. Cook for five minutes, then add a dozen chaurice and cook five minutes longer. Add three quarts of of beef stock and cook ten minutes. Add a cup and a half of mashed rice, pepper and salt and cayenne to taste, stir often and serve hot. Cf el a @ Wee £2. oO ale — HE under side of every cloud Ts bright and shining: And so I turn mine round about, ‘And always wear them Inside. out ‘To show the ning.” aendsneieiidata: | With the passing of Mme. Begue, ‘New Orleans has lost one of its fa ‘mous attractions. Here is one of her recipes, which she and her husband knew how to serve so well: Liver a la Mme. Begue—One pound ‘of liver, cut in slices one inch thick. ‘Lay the liver in salted water while ‘you peel and slice five large onions. ‘Dry the liver and lay in layers with ‘the sliced onions. Let stand an hour or two, then cut the liver in cubes, dredge with pepper and salt and flour. ‘Treat the onions in the same manner. Put the liver in a frying basket and fry a deep brown. Fry the onions in the fat. Make a heap of the liver in ‘the center of a platter and surround with onions. Grillards—Cut a pound of round steak into pieces two Inches square. Season with salt and pepper. Into a sauce pan put a tablespoonful of but: ter, add a few slices of onfon and a tablespoonful of flour, when all 1s brown add a tablespoonful of tomato or tomato catsup and put the meat into the saucepan. Cover closely and fry brown on both sides. Add a table- spoonful of vinegar and a cup of water, set back on the stove and sim- mer for half an hour. Flank Steak a la Creole—Slash a pound and a quarter of flank steak on both sides with a sharp knife. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and a half tea- spoonful of curry powder. Pound these seasonings and half cup of flour into the meat, Brown in a frying pan with a tablespoonful each of lard and butter. Add two cups of boiling water, cover and simmer for an hour, when the meat will be tender and Juicy and the gravy rich and brown. Creole Sauce.—This sauce Is nice served poured over a steak. Slice two onions, two green peppers, two ounces of lean ham, one clove of gar- lle, Fry five minutes, then add a half can of tomatoes, a bay leaf, four cloves, eight allspice. Boil and thicken with a tablespoonful of cornstarch. Add a dash of red pepper and on ex- tra occasions a half can of mushrooms, Creole Daub—Take a pound of round, steak, score it on both sides and dredge with flour. Fry a table- spoonful of suet, put in the meat and brown on both sides. Cover the meat with a cup of tomato and an onion minced, add a little water and cook slowly for three hours, turning the meat once during the cooking. Thick: en the sauce with flour and pour over Nearly every gift that is made has some sort of a string tied to it. ie | PUTNAM FADELESS DYES ie Color bright 14 faster col thad any other dye. 01 ra. all fibers. 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Mihen At Wan Reuoher. Paul Withington, the Harvard coach, was praising the milder football of 1910. “Football in the ‘90s was a terrible game,” said Mr. Withington, “Bour- get, you know, devoted a whole chap- ter of ‘Outre Mer’ to its horrors. Some of the stories of the football of 90 or "91 are, in fact, almost incred- ible. “A Philadelphia sporting editor re- turned one November Saturday from West Philadelphia with a pale, fright- ened face. “‘'Many accidents at the game” a police reporter asked him. “‘One frightful accident,’ replied the sporting editor. ‘A powerful mule from a neighboring coal dealer's en- tered the field, blundered into one of the hottest scrimmages and got killed.’” It Worked Well. “How Is the new filing system? Sue- cess?” asked the agent of the mer- chant to whom he had sold a “system” a few days before. “Great!” said the merchant. “Good!” said the agent, rubbing his hands. “And how is business?” “Business?” echoed the merchant. “Oh, we have stopped business to at. tend to the filing system.” tikManneced Chicken. Little Robert, 3 years of age, went with his grandmother to the chicken park to see her feed the chickens. When the little ones jumped upon the water dish and dipped their bills into the water, he cried: “Oh, grand- mother, they are putting their feet on the table.” Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of ASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of y . In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. Would Avoid Him. Slopay—Here comes a man I don't sare to meet. Let's cross over. DeLong—Why don’t you care to meet him? Slopay—He has a mania for collect- ing bills. 0 DRIVE XD BOLD UE THE syerea ake img Mente eat PE ENTER Runeoc aan E e R Re fee eee ge cine er tog tale gener na Shae at dediere tor 8 years. Petco $o'cents. Cause and Effect. “He's a poet of passion, isn't he?” “Yes; I've seen him fly into one when his verses were returned.” \ Worth Its Weight in Gold. )| PETTIT'S EYE SALVE strengthens old .| eyes, tonic for eye strain, weak and watery | gree: Druggists or Howard Bros., Bufal, ; More reforms have been prevented || by friends who demanded them imme- ,| diate and complete, than by foes who | did not want them at all. In case of pain on the lungs Hamlins | Wizard Oil acts like a mustard plaster, | except that it is more effective and is so _| much nicer and cleaner to use, || Why is it that a large woman al- || ways takes a small man seriously? RED CROSS BALL BLUE | Should be in every home. Ask your grocer for it. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. || Some women wear big hats because they have small heads. Lewis’ Single Binder, the famous straight 5¢ cigar—annual sale 9,500,000. | Occasionally a crooked path leads bao pieetieakenk: VERACITY OF THE BIBLE After a Visit to the Holy Land Even a Skeptic Must Be Con- ‘winead:, One thing cannot fail to impress every visitor to Bethlehem, and, in- deed, to the Holy Land generally, who is imbued with true Christian faith and a proper sense of the sanctity of the location and of the events that have transpired there, and that is the more than remarkable correspondence between the things and places shown us today as having been associated with the life and work of the Saviour and other events that enter into the structure of our religious faith and the descriptions and accounts of them, as furnished us in the pages of the Holy Scriptures. They agree with them in every respect and it is im- possible, after carefully considering and comparing them, to doubt their identity, so exactly are they in accord with the Bible narrative, The work in the fields, the arrange- ment of the buildings, the very arti- cles of diet and clothing of ancient days are plainly recognizable in the doings and surroundings of today. In- deed, where modern methods have not become obtrusive the manners and customs of the people remain much the same as in the days of the pres- ence on earth of the Saviour. Be- tween ,the descriptions given in the Bible Of localities, climatic and geo- graphical conditions, distances, etc., of these times and those ‘of today there is hardly any discrepancy. Even a skeptic, considering this remarkable accord, of circumstances with the Biblical narrative, cannot ‘but be con- vinced of its veracity; to the believer it comes as a wonderful conviction, a satisfactory corroboration or en- couragement to see things as those who described them so graphically saw them so long ago—Columbian Magazine. ACCURACY T XS] l] a) | 1% SX) 3 ese ae beses [ESS ey besos bia py Egat Ye Rete Fey desea) Eea——| “Yes, Heury, I've traveled into e ery corner of the globe.” Stepmother of Mint Julep. Romance and poetry have delighted to weave garlands with which to cele- brate and perpetuate the glory of the blue grass in old Kentucky, famed for its fine horses, beautiful women and mint. Kentucky has been designated as the home of the mint julep, and its colonels have become famous all over the world for the easy and graceful way in which they drink whisky with a liftle dash of sugar and a sprig or two of mint in order, chiefly to over. come the necessity for a large amount of water in the beverage. The true Kentuckian doesn’t want his whisky drowned. It transpires, however, that the real home of the mint and the mint julep is right here in Missouri, whose crop of mint last year amounted to 7,652 pounds, or enough to make 1,224,320 julepe. This amount includes the mar- keted product only, no account having been taken of the countless thousands of juleps which were compounded dur- ing the year with a base of the undi- luted moonshine whisky that never paid a cent of tax.—St. Louis Star. eerie cope “Did his actions have an air of ver- isimilitude?” the lawyer asked the wit- ness, “What was that, sir?” “I say, did his conduct wear an alr of verisimilitude?” “Oh,” replied the witness. “Sure! He was versimilitudin’ all around the place,”—Saturday Evening Post. How He Lost Out. DeShort—Don’t you—er—think you | could learn to love me, Miss Oldgold? Miss Oldgold—Well, I don't know. _ DeShort—Of course you can. One is ‘never too old to learn, you know. “Miss Oldgold—Sir! The difference between a states- man and a politician is that the statesman {s dead. | A girl who is truly modest doesn’t feel called upon to blush when there is no occasion for ft. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 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Hanson, Proprietor Dependent Phone 1286 Red St. Francis Ave., Bell Phone 2 Wichita, I Ogienic Restaurant 513 North Main Street C. C. Hickerson, Proprietor Open from 6 a. m. to 12 p. m. Short Orders At All Hours. Dinner Hotel Oriental 529 North Wichita Street Bed Rooms and Board. Every Room Furnished, Well Lighted and Heated Agent A Specialty. Phone, Marke DYE WORKS Dyeing, Pressing, Repairing, Cleaned and Blocked. Ladies' fine Pressed 50 Cents anson, Prop. Ed Bell Phone 2735 Wichita, Kansas Restaurant On Main Street Person, Proprietor a. m. to l2 p. m. All Hours. Dinner 250 Orienta Wichita Street Board. Every Room New Lighted and Heated Phone, Market 16 8 CLEANING and DYE WORKS Dry and Steam Cleaning Dyeing, Pressing, Repairing, and Alterations. Hats Cleaned and Blocked. Ladies' fine work a Specialty. Suits Pressed 50 Cents C. G. Hanson, Prop. Independent Phone 1286 Red 110 St. Francis Ave., Bell Phone 2735 Wichita, Kansas Hygienic Restaurant 513 North Main Street C. C. Hickerson, Proprietor Open from 6 a. m. to 12 p. m. Short Orders At All Hours. Dinner 25c MRS. L. OLDEN, Prop. Wichita, Kan. Ichner's Marke 115 - 117 South Topeka Ave. n Phones 2 9 4. Office Phone 4 5 1 9 Bell er's Market with Topeka Ave. Office Phone 4 5 1 9 Bell Kelchner'sMarket Both Phones 294. Office Phone 4519 Bell VISIT THIS MARKET FINEST IN THE UNITED STATES --- PAULIN'S Candy Per Pound 10c mas Trees, Smilax, Mistletoe, een Rope. All kinds of p Pound 10c Hilax, Mistletoe, Holly All kinds of poultry Candy Per Pound 10c Christmas Trees, Smilax, Mistletoe, Holly, Evergreen Rope. All kinds of poultry. 313 E. Douglas Avenue The Great Clean Meat Market Free Delivery of Reasonable Sales to all Parts of the City DIRECTORY OF COLORED WOM AN'S CLUBS OF WICHITA, KAS. The Mother's Aid Club. Meets every Friday at 1 p. m. Ladies invited to meet with us. Mrs. W. N. Miller, Pres. Mrs. P. Johnson, Sec. CHITTERLINGS, Catfish, Hamburger and am Sandwiches for sale at Harry Walker's Cafe, 957 N. Mead every Saturday. Anyone desiring these atables are requested to call. Tapp & Hanshaw CASH STORE. 255-257 North Main Street. Phone Bell 53. 19 lbs. Granulated Sugar (cane or beet) ..... $1.00 All Best Grades Flour ..... 1.20 Northern Potatoes, peck ..... .25 Northern Potatoes, bu ..... .90 2 lbs. 3-Crown Raisins ..... .15 3 Cans Good Corn ..... .25 3 Cans Scotch Pumpkin ..... .25 Spanish Onions lb ..... .05 Sweet Potatoes peck ..... .25 Cabbage, a head ..... $\frac{1}{2}$ 3 3-lb. Cns Tomatoes ..... .25 7 bars White Russian Soap ..... .25 7 Bars Lenox Soap ..... .25 Large pkg. Gold Dust ..... .20 All kinds of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING In NEW or 2nd. Hand Goods It will pay you to figure with Us before buying We give Furniture and Stove Repairing our special attention. All work called for and delivered Lafe Carter 537 N. Main St. Phone, Market 4088 WORTH HEARING. One of the best, most practical and to the point lectures which it has been our good fortune to hear was the lecture delivered by Dr. Heppe, pastor of the First M. E. church, to the colored Y. M. C. A. and friends at New Hope Baptist church last Sunday afternoon. The meeting last Sunday was open to both men and women and the large and spacious New Hope Baptist church was well filled with both men and women. Dr. Heppe took for his subject "A Man With Many Handicaps." He held his large audience spell-bound and so quiet and attentive were his listeners that during most of his lecture one could almost have heard a pin fall on the floor. Words are inadequate to properly describe this lecture and to convey to the minds of our readers its granduer. When we say it was fine we mean in every way in which the word "fine" can be defined for good. We are satisfied that Dr. Heppe's lecture did much good. More lectures from men of the broad intellectual and religious calibre of Dr. Heppe is in much need and the good they can and will do are beyond calculation. C. M. E. CHURCH. Holds Their Services at Masonic Hall Every Sunday. Rev. R. P. Tyler has organized a branch of the C. M. E. Church in Wichita and the church is holding services on the 2nd flour of the Masonic Building, 615 N. Main street. The order of their services is as follows: Sunday School at 9.30 A. M., Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Every one is cordially invited. Rev. R. P. Tyler, pastor. SLY DISCRIMINATION The editor of the Searchlight in the course of his rounds last week happened in a certain store in the first block on North Main street on the east side of the street that handles lady furnishings. It was evident to us as soon as we stepped inside that we were in the wrong pew—but we bravely walked to the rear and took our place near a stove. No one came to us to see what we wanted. Shortly after we went in two colored ladies came in the store. We three stood—one looking at the other—clerks passed us by hurrying to wait on white customers coming in the door. White REMARKABLE IN THE DOG LINE. Proud Owners of Pets, Listen to This from Flatbush, N. Y. Zip, a son of Bluff, the big bull terrier, is the most respected dog in Flatbush, N. Y., says a correspondent. He requires every other dog within 40 blocks to walk a chalk line and to him as he passes by. He can lick everything on four feet up to twice his size, yet is as mild as Devery-at-the Pump. His master attributes Zip's prowess to his fondness for the pipe. Like Old King Cole: He calls for his pipe, "That is the most remarkable dog in the world," says his master. "He takes my pipe out of my mouth and smokes it, standing on his hind feet. See! The stem is all chewed up! If the tobacco doesn't burn well, Zip will get down on his fours and chase all over the house to create a draught. When the fire is well started again he finishes his smoke and returns me the pipe. Strong? He ought to be named Samson. Why, we have a piano that weighs 600 pounds. Tie Zip to it with a rope and he will pull it all over the room." lady after white lady came in, got waited on and left and still no one come to see what any of we three colored folks wanted. The colored ladies got tired and left, but we remained to see what would happen. We waited till 12 and becoming convinced that this store had in a sly way drawn the color line we left. This store is in the first block on North Main street on the east side and this experience is enough for us. Miss Laura Rawles and Miss Lois Wilson of Lawrence, are in the city visiting during the holidays. It is reported that their will be a number of out-of-town visitors in the city during the holidays. The Y. M. C. A. gave a box social on last Thursday evening at their rooms for the benefit of the delegates to the Inter-State. Their was quite a number of persons present and the association was well pleased with the receipts of the evening. Rev. Wm. Turner returned Wednesday night from Pratt where he spent several days on business matters. He reports the people of Pratt in a very prosperous and thriving condition. The Mother's Aid Club responded to the call for aid and sent a box of clothes, canned goods and other useful articles to the Orphan's Home in Leavenworth. This is doing practical good for humanity. W. M. Frazier was on the sick list last week. Mrs. Bessie Edgington (nee Bartlett) of New York City, arrived in the city Thursday of last week to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs. Willis Bartlett, 21st and Armstrong. Mrs. Edgington has many warm friends in Wichita who are very proud to meet her again. She will spend the holidays here visiting before returning to her home in New York City. Mrs. Pauline Washington, pharmacist, has arrived in the city and accepted a position with the Makin Eye Drug Store, 517 N. Main street. Mrs. Washington is not a stranger in Wichita having been here about five years ago as pharmacist for the Olden Drug store. Her many friends are glad to meet her again and wish for her much success. Rev. M. Wooten, presiding elder, passed through the city Tuesday enroute from Wellington to his home in Hutchinson. The Mother's Aid Club will meet with Mrs. W. N. Miller on 23rd and Grace, on Friday afternoon, Dec. 30th. All members are urged to be present. NEWTON KANS. Mrs. Geo. Johnson and scn. Loyd, are visiting Mrs. Johnson's sister, Mrs. Walters, in Wichita. R. L. Malone and Mrs. Mary Scott were married at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Payne Thursday, Dec. 15th, at 12 o'clock. Only members of the families were present. A dainty repast was served. Mrs. Wm. Cole and children has returned from Guthrie, Okla., where they visited Mrs. Cole's sister, Mrs. Jennie Abernathy for three weeks. She reports a nice visit. Mr. Cole was very glad to have them come home, too. Isom Slaughter is on the sick list. The residence of Mrs. L. Hart at 206 West South Fourth street caught fire Monday in a misterious way. It started in a bed up stairs and the house was damaged a good bit but covered by insurance. Popular Author's Spouse "improved" His Book to the Extent of a Loss of $7,000. It isn't fair to tell the name of the author. But one of the writers of best sellers turned out a fine piece of work a year or so ago. He took the rough draft of it to a publisher, and the man of ledgers fell for it in a minute. "I'll take it back to my wife and let her go through it to catch any errors of English," said the author, and the publisher agreed. When the corrected draft was returned, it seemed that the lady had caught errors that were not of English. She didn't agree, for example, with the hero's liking for brunette ladies, being of the opinion that blondes are the highest type of beauty. It is just a coincidence that she is herself a blonde. And there were one or two elnorglyn episodes that the lady expurgated. And she changed the plot a bit, because, as she justly said, things like that never happened in real life—and if they did, they were never referred to by nice people. The sale of the book was confined to the free copies sent to the reviewers. Last week the author brought the draft of another story to the same publisher. "Fine, great, magnificent!" said the ardent gentleman when he read it. "My readers are crazy about it. I cried like a child in chapter 10 and, although my eyes are getting weak, I sat up until two o'clock in the morning to finish it. Just sign the contract on the dotted lines." The author signed, and then asked for the draft. "I want to take the draft home and let my wife go over it and catch the errors," said he. "You know my grammar gets a little cross-eyed sometimes." "Never again," said the publisher. "I have that manuscript locked in a safe, and if your wife tries to interfere with it I'll have her pinched. She's an estimable lady and a good housekeeper—but the last time she tried to improve one of your stories she cost me $7,000." SLENDER BALTIMORE WOMEN They Take Off Flesh by Rolling on the Floor and Running Up Stairs. "How slender the Baltimore women are," remarked an admiring critico the other day. And so they are. There is hardly an ounce of superfluous flesh in the entire city. Elderly women who once appeared after a summer trip rolling in flesh now come home tanned and weather-beaten, but with firm muscles and slender waists. It is marvelous how they do it. Watching in a tearroom, however, one learns something of the secrets. "I must not eat oysters; they make flesh, you know," the woman next you remarks, while her neighbor murmurs that it is hard to have to give up the things you most care for simply to keep below 140 pounds. "I love chocolate in any form," she says. The last sentence is not germane, but every one seems to understand what she means. "Try rolling on the floor," darkly whispers the woman at the suffrage meeting to one near her. "I have," she replies sibilantly; "it took off ten pounds in a month. But it was ruinous to my bones." "Your bones must get used to it. With gowns that are tight around the knees you cannot afford to have hips, and they must be got rid of some way." "You cannot roll in an apartment," groans a listener. "But then you cannot live in an apartment at all if you are fat." "True," she sighs, and subsides. "Run up and down stairs," suggested a lecturer not long ago, her subject being "The Good, the True and the Beautiful," with particular attention to the last. But it turned out that her entire audience lived in apartments, and they had fewer stairs than anything else in their lives.—Baltimore Evening Sun. Hunters Caught in Traps A peculiar double accident marked the opening in northern New Jersey of the season for shooting quail, partridge, grouse, English pheasant, squirrel, wild turkey and woodcock. Among the hunters who left Bloomfield were Max Wiemer and Isaac K. McGirr. They reached a patch of woods on the second mountain, fronting on Little Falls road, by daylight, and started out in opposite directions, so that they would not shoot each other. Soon Wiemer heard his companion scream for help. He ran toward McGirr, fell into a bear trap and was held fast, the sudden shock almost dislocating his thigh. McGirr shouted to Wiemer that he also was caught in a bear trap. Timothy Spear, a farmer, went to their assistance and The Foolish Viroth "We should always be prepared," said H. K. Adair, the San Francisco detective, in an interview in New York, "and then we will miss nothing. "You've heard, perhaps, of the young lady who said, as she sipped her tea: "I've just had such a dreadful experience." "‘A dreadful experience?' asked another young lady. "Yes,' was the reply. 'I saw a splendid bargain in shoes downtown and I've got a hole in my stockings.'" Plight of Two Alaska Prospectors Who Had Plenty of Gold Dust and Of-fered It for a Meal. Mining the glittering gold successfully on a claim and then transporting it to bank or assay office seems to be a task fraught with many difficulties for the Alaska miner. Word has just been received from Katalla, Alaska, of the exciting experience of H. Parsons and A. Hill, two prospectors, who nearly starved to death with $15,000 in gold dust in their possession. Parsons and Hill had made a nice clean-up on their claims at Yakataga and decided to take their gold to the bank at Katalla. Leaving Yakataga in a dory, they proceeded as far as Seal river, where they encountered a dense fog. Fearing they might be blown to sea, they landed at the mouth of the river. As the fog cleared a storm came, causing a heavy surf which smashed their dory and destroyed the greater part of the provisions. The gold dust had been carefully packed ashore, but the men were miles from any camp, and their only hope of reaching civilization was a march of miles over rough country and the swimming of glacier rivers, or perchance a passing fisherman might pick them up. After waiting several days for some chance relief, their scant food supply gave out and they were compelled to make the mush to Kennuck island, which was accomplished by swimming several glacier rivers and depending on wild strawberries for food. An Indian canoe was obtained at Kennuck in which the men made the remainder of the trip to Katalla. Throughout the trip the men clung to the gold dust, but declared they would have given it all for a boat and a square meal many times during the trip to Kennuck island. HE PRACTISES LAW BY EAR Pierce Butler's Retort to the Supercilious Question of a College Man in a Chicago Club. Pierce Butler, special counsel for the government in the bleached flour cases, according to his own description of himself, is but a plain, rough-necked Irishman who grabbed his knowledge of law between times while making a living by other kinds of work. When he went into the prosecution of the flour cases he met up with a large number of university lawyers an chemists. While they were all dining at the Chicago club one evening the university men be gan telling stories about their boys at Yale, Harvard, Princeton and other places where Butler had never been. "Ah, by the way, Mr. Butler," asked one of the high brows with appropriate university accent, "of what school are you a graduate?" "Not any," said Butler; "I just practise law by ear." Butler thinks the time of the black later lose pretense in the professions and science is past. In cross-examining one of the high brow chemists he wanted to know something more about a proposition in chemistry the witness had laid down. "Well, really, Mr. Butler," said the chemist in a superior sort of way, "you see this is a matter of involved inorganic chemistry and I doubt whether I can explain it so that you can understand it." "Um—well, suppose you give me the benefit of the doubt," said Butler. Now the Crewless Warship A new type of warship, invented by Messrs. Wirth, Beck & Knauss of Nuremberg, is causing a great sensation in naval stations. All the movements of the new vessel can be controlled from a land station many miles distant. During recent experiments at Duttenleich a 30-foot boat was made to go forward, backward, turn in a circle and fire mines and torpedoes, all its operations being directed from the shore. Nobody was on board the boat. Representatives of foreign naval powers are negotiating with the inventors. Experts predict a great future for the new craft.—New York Sun His Conclusion Claude Grahame White, the English aviator, praised, at a dinner in New York, the American stage. "Your plays are livelier than ours," he said. "Our plays are very dull and stupid. A novelist said to me one night at the Automobile club in London: "I have written several plays and they have all been rejected. So I devoted last month to a study of the London theater. I took in every play in town. I was resolved to get a lot of points on the English stage. "'And did you learn much?' said I. 'Well,' said the novelist, moodily, 'I came to the conclusion that I'm the only man alive who can't get a poor play put on.'" Barcelona. Barcelona is divided, for administrative purposes, into the old Barcelona of the Middle Ages and the new Barcelona, with its wide streets and beautiful residences. The public works of the old and new parts are intrusted to separate Spanish officials and paid for out of separate funds, and the problems are entirely distinct. In the new town the sum of $0,500,000 is being expended on a sewerage system, while the old town is mediated in this as in other respects, and even has a bit of sewer built in Roman times.